Plant Engineer

Plant Engineer - Automotive Manufacturing

Midlands

Up to £55,000 + excellent benefits

Most plant engineer jobs are just firefighting breakdowns and updating drawings. This one is different. You'll be right in the thick of it – shaping how injection moulding, painting, bonding and assembly actually work across a high-volume automotive plant. You'll launch new equipment, optimise existing processes and make sure they're ready for whatever the next big launch throws.

One minute you're running trials with a new robot cell, the next you're leading the commissioning of an injection moulding line that's never been installed before. You'll have real ownership, real budget and real impact on quality, productivity and safety.

• Lead equipment installations, trials and commissioning for new projects (from supplier kick‑off to final acceptance)
• Own FMEAs, risk assessments, safety plans and workstation instructions
• Validate and update process standards using company methodology
• Troubleshoot and fix process failures with root‑cause tools (8D etc.)
• Propose and test technical improvements that deliver real gains in productivity, quality and uptime
• Manage engineering changes and work on internal infrastructure to align with new upcoming product launches
• Work within a small team with your office based on the shopfloor
• Work closely with production, maintenance, injection/paint leaders and project teams

• Have a relevant engineering qualification (Degree/HNC/HND minimum)
• Understand injection moulding, painting, assembly or bonding processes (hands‑on experience is gold, as is Automotive experience)
• Are comfortable with FMEAs, control plans, 8D problem‑solving and project management
• Can communicate clearly with everyone and be comfortable leading meetings
• Know your way around MS Office, MS Project and AutoCAD
• Are results driven and keen to complete tasks from inception to delivery
• Thrive in a fast-moving environment and enjoy turning ideas into working reality

A large, high volume automotive manufacturing operation that forms part of a global tier one group. The site operates in a fast paced, quality critical environment where equipment uptime, supplier performance and cost control directly impact production and customer delivery.

This role offers the chance to work within a globally connected manufacturing business while having real ownership and visibility at site level. You will gain exposure to best practice processes, complex operations and a role that genuinely impacts performance.

• Up to £55,000 depending on your experience and skills
• Significant employer pension contribution
• Electric car scheme via salary sacrifice
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Heavily discounted gym membership
  
  Holiday buy/sell option
• Flexible start/finish times
• 1 day a week work‑from‑home
• Genuine career progression – promotion from within and there's clear headroom

If you're the kind of engineer who gets a kick out of launching new kit, fixing process headaches and seeing your changes on the shop floor every day, please reach out to discuss further.