Manufacturing Engineer

Stannah is a family-owned manufacturing and engineering company. Our products move people and goods in and around homes and buildings. We make life easier for people. We do this by improving access for greater convenience and independence.

Stannah is a family-owned manufacturing and engineering company. Our products move people and goods in and around homes and buildings. We make life easier for people. We do this by improving access for greater convenience and independence.

Joseph Stannah founded the business in 1867. A lot has happened since then and today Stannah is a global business. The family is in their fifth generation and plays a hands-on role in running the business. Most people know us for our stairlifts. Our range of products includes lifts, escalators, and homelifts. We also provide maintenance and repair services.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to join Stannah Group based at Global Upholstery Solutions Andover.

This job will involve supporting upholstery and woodworking manufacturing operations, introducing new products and processes, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and delivering measurable cost savings across multiple manufacturing sites.

As the Manufacturing Engineer, you will work 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8:00 to 16:45, Friday 8:00 to 12:00. This job is a permanent contract.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys improving production processes, increasing efficiencies, reducing waste, and supporting the manufacture of high-quality upholstered and timber-framed products.

To be successful as the Manufacturing Engineer, it is essential that you have previous experience in a manufacturing environment with a proven track record of delivering process improvements and cost‑saving initiatives. Experience in upholstery, furniture manufacturing, woodworking, CNC machining, automated fabric cutting systems, and Lean Manufacturing would be desirable.

• Develop and improve manufacturing processes across upholstery, woodworking, and furniture production operations.
• Support the introduction of new products from concept through to full-scale production.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase productivity, reduce waste, and deliver cost savings.
• Design and implement jigs, fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing aids to improve efficiency and quality.
• Lead root cause investigations and continuous improvement projects using Lean Manufacturing principles.

Please see the full job description here:
Manufacturing Engineer Job Description

• Experience working within a manufacturing environment, ideally within upholstery, furniture, woodworking, or a related industry.
• Demonstrable experience delivering cost savings, process improvements, and operational efficiencies.
• Knowledge of woodworking processes, timber frame manufacturing, CNC machinery, or automated cutting technologies.
• Experience using CAD software and interpreting technical drawings.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement methodologies, and problem‑solving techniques.

• Market Aligned Salary, paid on a monthly basis
• Profit Share Bonus Scheme, paid to all employees every quarter. Based on Group Company profits
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Holiday scheme to buy extra days’ annual leave
• Pension Scheme. Matched contribution/salary sacrifice
• Simply Health Cash Plan. Allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody treatments and more
• Life Assurance…