Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will help improve manufacturing processes, quality, and production performance within a growing composites business. You will work closely with shopfloor teams, suppliers, and customers to drive continuous improvement and deliver high-quality parts. The role blends hands-on engineering, process optimization, and quality assurance to shape the operation’s future. This position offers visibility across manufacturing and quality processes and opportunities to influence production outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 3% employer pension contribution
• Training and professional development support
• Opportunity to influence manufacturing and quality processes
• Broad and influential role in a growing business

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day manufacturing engineering support across composite production activities
• Develop and improve work instructions, manufacturing processes and production documentation
• Design or modify jigs, fixtures, trim tools and manufacturing aids using CAD software
• Collaborate with production teams to improve quality, repeatability, efficiency and manufacturing performance
• Investigate manufacturing issues, identify root causes and implement corrective actions
• Work closely with production staff, suppliers and customers to support project delivery and drive continuous improvement across the business

Key requirements

• Experience within composites manufacturing, manufacturing engineering or similar production environment
• Experience supporting manufacturing processes and resolving production or process-related issues
• Experience carrying out root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions
• CAD experience for tooling, fixtures, jigs or manufacturing aids

• Collaborative
• Problem-solving
• Hands-on
• CAD for tooling, fixtures, jigs or manufacturing aids
• Process improvement
• Root cause analysis

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