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Senior Manufacturing Engineer
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East Hagbourne, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
WIKA Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Process Engineer, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Provide senior-level technical support to daily manufacturing operations, addressing complex process issues and implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead process performance monitoring, identifying systemic issues, optimising workflow, and driving improvements in quality, throughput, cost, and repeatability.
- Champion process stability and capability through advanced analysis and continuous improvement techniques.
- Lead the design, specification, validation, and lifecycle management of tooling, jigs, and fixtures, ensuring scalability, ergonomics, and robust performance.
- Oversee supplier engagement for tooling manufacture and qualification, ensuring readiness for operational deployment.
- Drive industrialisation activities for New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring seamless transfer from R&D to volume production.
- Develop, validate, and optimise manufacturing methods using PFMEA, control plans, process capability studies, and statistical analysis.
- Provide senior influence on Design-for-Manufacture (DFM) activities in collaboration with engineering teams.
- Ensure the creation, governance, and continuous improvement of high-quality work instructions and process documentation.
- Mentor and train engineers, technicians, and operators on new processes, tooling, and best practices.
- Support internal and external audits, customer visits, and technical reviews as a subject-matter expert.
- Own and optimise ERP manufacturing master data including routings and BOMs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with operational capabilities.
- Work closely with Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to maintain rigorous configuration control across the production lifecycle.
- Lead cross-functional root-cause investigations, structured problem-solving (e.g., 8D), and continuous improvement projects.
- Support automation initiatives and evaluate new technologies to enhance operational capability and efficiency.
- Collaborate with R&D on new process development, prototype build support, and the industrial readiness of novel manufacturing techniques.
- Provide senior-level technical support to daily manufacturing operations, addressing complex process issues and implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead process performance monitoring, identifying systemic issues, optimising workflow, and driving improvements in quality, throughput, cost, and repeatability.
- Champion process stability and capability through advanced analysis and continuous improvement techniques.
- Lead the design, specification, validation, and lifecycle management of tooling, jigs, and fixtures, ensuring scalability, ergonomics, and robust performance.
- Oversee supplier engagement for tooling manufacture and qualification, ensuring readiness for operational deployment.
- Drive industrialisation activities for New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring seamless transfer from R&D to volume production.
- Develop, validate, and optimise manufacturing methods using PFMEA, control plans, process capability studies, and statistical analysis.
- Provide senior influence on Design-for-Manufacture (DFM) activities in collaboration with engineering teams.
- Ensure the creation, governance, and continuous improvement of high-quality work instructions and process documentation.
- Mentor and train engineers, technicians, and operators on new processes, tooling, and best practices.
- Support internal and external audits, customer visits, and technical reviews as a subject-matter expert.
- Own and optimise ERP manufacturing master data including routings and BOMs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with operational capabilities.
- Work closely with Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to maintain rigorous configuration control across the production lifecycle.
- Lead cross-functional root-cause investigations, structured problem-solving (e.g., 8D), and continuous improvement projects.
- Support automation initiatives and evaluate new technologies to enhance operational capability and efficiency.
- Collaborate with R&D on new process development, prototype build support, and the industrial readiness of novel manufacturing techniques.
- Essential
Experience: - Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent engineering experience.
- Extensive hands-on experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
- Proven expertise in developing, validating, and scaling manufacturing processes.
- Demonstrated capability in…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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