Manufacturing Engineer
Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Shipley
Salary/Rate:£39,300 plus benefits
Job Category:Engineering
Job ref:6572
Post Date:27.01.26
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About the Role
Are you an experienced manufacturing engineer looking for a new challenge?
We're looking for a manufacturing engineer to develop and improve processes throughout our clients manufacturing areas.
Our client is a Global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of high-speed metal forming and finishing machinery, with an $8.5 bn turnover, a reputation for excellence and operations in 41 countries. They have proudly achieved The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for their international trade, innovation and sustainable development.
Salary, hours and benefits:
About the role:
With responsibilities including designing of new equipment, processes, procedures and systems, purchasing and overseeing equipment installation, this role will work cross functionally on various projects. Duties will include:
About you:
The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally covering areas of discrete part manufacture, and assembly operation, including fixtures and poke yoke.
An understanding of fast-moving machinery would be desirable but not essential as training could be provided.
Applicants should also have:
If this sounds like a suitable role for you, please contact Jess at Cubed Talent for more details on 01274 599354 or apply online for consideration.
We're looking for a manufacturing engineer to develop and improve processes throughout our clients manufacturing areas.
Our client is a Global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of high-speed metal forming and finishing machinery, with an $8.5 bn turnover, a reputation for excellence and operations in 41 countries. They have proudly achieved The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for their international trade, innovation and sustainable development.
Salary, hours and benefits:
- Salary of £39,300 per annum
- Non-contractual annual bonus
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of stats)
- Westfield Health
- Up to 9% employer pension contributions, 6% employee contributions
- Flexible start and finish times, 37.5 hours per week – core hours Monday to Thursday 9:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:30 & Friday 9:30 to 13:00.
About the role:
With responsibilities including designing of new equipment, processes, procedures and systems, purchasing and overseeing equipment installation, this role will work cross functionally on various projects. Duties will include:
- Design new systems, equipment and processes to support new product introduction across operational areas.
- Support Design for Manufacture (DfM) and Design for Assembly (DfA) development meetings to ensure the smooth transition in to full production.
- Support during the review and tender stages for new equipment, working with internal stakeholder to agree technical specification.
- Improve current operations as requested, working cross functionally to agree scope and delivery in full.
- Supports PFMEA and update according to changes.
- Liaise with research and development staff to ensure new product can be assembled and the correct processes and equipment are available for start-up.
- Develop effective automated and non-automated systems.
- Testing new and existing production processes.
- Champion change management processes owning the ECR/ECN process for projects.
- Embrace SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) in all projects.
- Evaluate manufacturing processes based on quality criteria focusing on efficiency and speed.
About you:
The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally covering areas of discrete part manufacture, and assembly operation, including fixtures and poke yoke.
An understanding of fast-moving machinery would be desirable but not essential as training could be provided.
Applicants should also have:
- Formal technical qualifications or experience in Manufacturing Engineering - HND or Foundation Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, ideally working towards a full degree.
- Understanding of metal working processes.
- Understanding of assembly and no fault forward by design.
- Working knowledge of Engineering and Manufacturing BOMs (eBOM/mBOM) aligned with operations team assembly and manufacturing methods.
- CAD (2D and 3D) ideally AutoCAD and Siemens NX.
- CAD/CAM knowledge.
- Previous experience in assembly or manufacturing operations, including commissioning of new operations.
- Experience managing projects from concept to completion.
- Experience of MRP/ERP systems.
If this sounds like a suitable role for you, please contact Jess at Cubed Talent for more details on 01274 599354 or apply online for consideration.
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