Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer

Location : Hayes, UK

Contract Type : Permanent

Salary : up to £43,000

Are you a driven Manufacturing Engineer with a passion for process improvement and cross-functional collaboration? We’re seeking a skilled professional to join our team and lead the development and optimisation of manufacturing processes, tooling, and documentation to support high-performance production operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, review, and maintain manufacturing work instructions and technical documentation, including tooling usage, inspection regimes, and critical checks.
• Lead and contribute to cross-functional projects involving Operations, IT, Tooling, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to implement effective manufacturing solutions.
• Investigate and develop new methods, layouts, and processes to enhance equipment flexibility, throughput, and compliance with OEM standards.
• Identify and eliminate process waste through root cause analysis and sustainable improvement actions.
• Plan, coordinate, and deliver engineering projects from concept to completion, ensuring quality, cost, and timing objectives are met.
• Lead troubleshooting and problem-solving activities to resolve production issues in collaboration with production teams.
• Analyse production performance metrics (e.g., cycle times, downtime, waste) and provide actionable recommendations.
• Apply Lean manufacturing, statistical analysis, and process mapping techniques to drive continuous improvement.
• Support and optimise equipment maintenance programs to ensure operational readiness.
• Manage and maintain master data for tooling and equipment within the SAP system.
• Conduct time and motion studies, workflow analysis, line balancing, and capacity analysis to identify bottlenecks.

Qualifications & Education

Experience & Skills