Graduate Manufacturing Engineer - FTC Job Manchester area,England UK,Engineering

Imagine working at the forefront of innovation in fluid-flow technology, with over 1,400 colleagues across the globe, and contributing to a legacy of excellence that spans eight manufacturing facilities on four continents. Armstrong Fluid Technology is more than just a leader in our industry; we are a community of the brightest and most creative minds, driven by a shared mission to engineer the future and safeguard our planet.

As part of our team, you'll be immersed in an environment that fosters growth, creativity, and collaboration. Here, you'll have the opportunity to push boundaries, tackle exciting challenges, and develop cutting-edge solutions that promote energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Every day offers the chance to make a meaningful contribution to a more sustainable future, driving innovations that help lower global carbon footprints.

Together, we’re creating a legacy that goes beyond business—one that’s changing the world for the better.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining manufacturing processes to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve sustainability, and maximize profitability. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, including design, quality, and production teams, to ensure that manufacturing systems are effective and meet the company's production goals.

Initial 3–6 Month Objectives

Layout planning and production flow analysis:
Review the existing factory layout and end-to-end material and product flow; identify constraints, excess movement, work-in-progress and opportunities to improve safety, ergonomics and flow. Develop future-state layout proposals for pump assembly, test and skid build.

Capacity and takt time analysis:
Establish current and future capacity by product family and process. Develop cycle-time and takt-time models, identify bottlenecks, assess labor and equipment requirements and define practical capacity scenarios aligned with forecast demand.

Standardization of assembly operations:
Define repeatable assembly methods through standard work, SOPs, work instructions, process sequencing, visual controls and appropriate jigs/fixtures. Reduce variation and improve productivity, quality and first-time-right performance.

Defining revenue and CAPEX spend:
Translate forecast revenue and production demand into manufacturing capacity requirements. Develop a prioritized CAPEX plan and supporting business cases for equipment, tooling, test capability, material handling and layout changes, with clear cost, benefit and implementation assumptions.

Establishment of skid-build area, SOP development and testing protocols:
Design and implement a dedicated skid-build area, including layout, material presentation, assembly sequence, tooling and quality controls. Develop controlled SOPs and test protocols covering build, inspection, functional testing, recording and release.

Key Responsibilities Manufacturing Layout, Flow and Capacity

Develop, evaluate and improve manufacturing layouts and production processes for pump assembly, testing and associated skid-build operations.
Undertake process mapping and flow studies to improve material movement, workstation positioning, work-in-progress control and line-side presentation.
Develop current-state and future-state layouts using appropriate CAD and process-mapping tools.
Complete time studies and establish standard cycle times for key assembly and test operations.
Develop capacity and takt models linked to forecast volumes, product mix, labour availability, shift patterns and equipment constraints.
Identify bottlenecks and develop countermeasures to improve throughput, labour productivity and utilisation.

Standard Work & Assembly Engineering

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