Manufacturing Engineer

My client in Plymouth is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to oversee and enhance the manufacturing processes within allocated areas. This role is crucial for ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and efficiency in day-to-day production and contributes to the successful implementation of new products and processes. The ideal candidate will work as part of a multifunctional team within a dynamic production environment, supporting the business’s goals and objectives.

• Optimise existing production processes focusing on safety, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Create and manage Labour Bill of Materials and routings.
• Develop and deliver capex projects from identification through justification, implementation, and validation.
• Conduct work measurement to ensure accurate BOM and capacity management.
• Utilise lean tools and practices, including standard work, 5S, Total Productive Maintenance, Visual Management, and value stream mapping.
• Ensure production processes and SOPs efficiently utilise materials, methods, and personnel.
• Engage in creative problem-solving to address operational issues, including health and safety, efficiency improvements, process bottlenecks, and quality issues.
• Design and deliver tooling and fixtures for manufacturing processes.
• Implement and support EH&S activities.
• Maintain and improve current products concerning manufacturing processes.
• Investigate and solve current production process issues.
• Support the testing and replacement of obsolescent consumables.
• Design and manage the introduction of new tooling related to current production processes.

• Engineering/Manufacturing degree or suitably qualified through experience.
• Minimum of 2 years in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to produce concise reports and effective presentations.
• Proficiency in the use of Lean problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies and practices.

• Competitive salary £35k - £40k per annum.
• Full time onsite, static day shift, 7.30am-4.30pm Mon-Thurs, 7.30am-12.30pm Fri
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• 8% employer contribution pension, 4% employee
• Staff discount.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Onsite parking.