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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Jess Heywood
Jess Heywood
Senior Business Partner

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:
  • 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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