Manufacturing Engineer FTC

Position: Manufacturing Engineer 6 month FTC
Are you an experienced Manufacturing Engineer with a background in precision engineering or aerospace manufacturing?

Do you enjoy driving continuous improvement, solving technical production challenges and improving manufacturing processes?

We’re supporting a leading aerospace manufacturing business in Bedhampton who are looking to recruit a Manufacturing Engineer on a 6 Month Fixed Term Contract.

What’s the role all about?

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll play a key role in supporting manufacturing operations, improving production processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Working closely with Production, Quality, Suppliers and Customers, you’ll help ensure manufacturing and quality processes remain robust, efficient and compliant with industry standards.

This is a varied role where you’ll support both day-to-day manufacturing activities and longer-term improvement projects within a highly regulated engineering environment.

Key responsibilities

Support manufacturing operations with technical and process engineering expertise

Act as a liaison between Production, Quality, Suppliers and Customers on engineering issues

Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and product lifecycle processes

Develop and improve manufacturing processes using Lean Manufacturing principles

Support PFMEA, Control Plans and Standard Operating Procedures

Analyse production and quality data to identify improvement opportunities

Lead and support continuous improvement and root cause investigations using tools such as:

8D

Six Sigma

A3

Root Cause Analysis

Support quality, environmental, health and safety systems across manufacturing operations

Participate in process and product audits

Support training relating to manufacturing and quality processes

Assist with validation and implementation of tooling, equipment and test systems
What you’ll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

Degree in Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Experience with in a precision engineering or aerospace manufacturing environment

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing methodologies

Understanding of quality tools including:

PFMEA

Control Plans

Root Cause Analysis

Six Sigma tools

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and geometric tolerances

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Good communication and stakeholder management skills
Desirable

Aerospace industry experience

Knowledge of AS9100, EASA or ISO
14001 standards

CAD experience

Audit experience or training

Experience working within cross-functional improvement teams
About you

You’re a proactive engineer who enjoys solving manufacturing challenges and improving processes.

You’ll be:

Technically minded and analytical

Detail-focused and organised

Comfortable working independently and within teams

Solutions-focused and improvement-driven

Confident communicating across multiple departments
Salary and benefits

Up to £44,190 per annum

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Opportunity to work within a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment

Exposure to continuous improvement and advanced manufacturing projects

Supportive engineering team environment
Interested?

If you’re an experienced Manufacturing Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity within aerospace manufacturing, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

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