Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Onsite in Cheltenham. Salary up to £46,000 (subject to skills and experience) plus benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan, and generous pension scheme.

Designing award‑winning products for our market‑leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada, and Recoup – is our lifeblood. We focus on investment in technology, resources, and people. From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community, a collaborative, forward‑focused team that delights customers, develops innovative products, and inspires our people.

You’ll play a key role in strengthening safety, quality, delivery and cost performance at our Cheltenham site. You work closely with production and cross‑functional teams, managing your time effectively while maintaining high standards. You take ownership of problem solving, use data to drive improvements, and ensure robust process controls and ISO
9001‑compliant documentation. You help develop others through coaching, and you actively support our zero‑injury ambition by identifying hazards and implementing controls. You collaborate across the business to drive improvements, support capital projects, and lead the introduction of new products, processes, automation and equipment—delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standards.

• Continuous improvement of assembly & test processes, including partial or full automation.
• Improve & sustain productivity in manufacturing cells.
• Identify conditions that contribute to performance gaps or variances; use facts and data to distinguish causes from symptoms and determine root causes; identify solutions and lead implementation of countermeasures.
• Apply lean manufacturing, PFMEA, Six Sigma and other engineering tools.
• Comply with and implement best practice systems, procedures & manufacturing documentation.
• Perform time study, standard work, takt time analysis, and line balancing.
• Analyse and propose detailed capital expenditure requirements.
• Ensure manufacturing cells comply with health, safety and environmental requirements.

• Engineering degree, apprenticeship or equivalent hands‑on engineering experience.
• Proven track record in continuous improvement and working within an assembly manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication skills to influence and collaborate across all organisational levels, verbally and in writing.
• Highly organised, structured, and capable of working independently, within a team, or leading one.
• Demonstrates urgency, resilience, enthusiasm, and strong time‑management skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects while supporting day‑to‑day production needs.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, using data to assess risks, make decisions, and drive actions.
• Capable of delivering effective, sustainable, and EHS‑compliant projects and challenging existing practices to improve processes.
• IT‑literate, particularly with Microsoft applications.
• Beneficial: experience with automated assembly equipment/OEE and formal training in Six Sigma, lean tools, or project management.

Competitive total rewards package including bonus scheme, healthcare plan, pension scheme, and opportunities for career growth and development. A diverse and inclusive workplace with a strong culture of innovation.

Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive business results and create a better future for our associates, consumers, partners, and global communities. As an equal‑opportunities employer, we recruit, hire and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process because you have a disability, please contact t