Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

Competitive salary
Death in service benefit with 1 x annual salary to dependants
33 days hols including BH
Free parking
Stable growing organisation.
Immediate start.

Working Hours:

7.15am to 4pm Mon to Thurs,
Friday 7.30am to 12pm
Hoping to move toward 4-day week in 2026

MTrecs New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based in Sunderland with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Manufacturing Engineer to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment and great team culture.

If you have experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or similar, please apply now for an immediate response.

The Job Youll Do;

Evaluate current production activities and make recommendations for improvements. This may involve conducting time and motion studies on new and existing processes
Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators.
Seek quotes for prices of component parts, services or machines which achieve the objectives listed above.
Improve manufacturing efficiency by analysing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
Responsible for producing factory lay-out and floorplan reflecting the desired process flow paths, using AutoCAD or similar
Responsible for maintaining work centres, cost centres and machine capacity available times on ERP
Analyse factory output and operator efficiencies to improve output
Maintain company standard times for future costing and current efficiency output
Identify factory bottlenecks to increase throughput
Analyse idle times and advise on improvements [Line balancing]
Where appropriate, provide training and guidance to team members to accomplish production goals.
With the Production Management Team, develop best practices to improve production capacity, quality and reliability.
Trouble shoot production concerns and facilitate cross functional teams to lead and implement improvements required by determining root cause, developing solutions and finally leading implementation.
Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends.
Create, develop and release Standardised Work Instructions

About You;

Minimum of 3 years working in a manufacturing/production/industrial engineering role.
CAD and experience of Standardised Working is essential.
Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles ( desirable)
Commercial awareness
The ability to work well under pressure within an agreed timeline.
Problem-solving skills
Strong Teamworking and facilitation skills
Relevant technical knowledge in manufacturing operations
Good leadership skills
Strong IT skills
Analytical skills.