Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Location:

Northampton

Salary:
Competitive

Hours:

Monday to Thursday, 8:00am – 4:30pm | Friday, 8:00am – 3:30pm

Contract:

Permanent | Full-Time

• Develop, maintain and improve manufacturing documentation such as PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, standard work, inspection requirements and operator guidance, ensuring practical and effective shop‑floor use.
• Review, improve and introduce new manufacturing processes via the change‑management system, ensuring safety, cost‑effectiveness, repeatability and full tooling, equipment, documentation and training readiness.
• Monitor, analyse and improve manufacturing performance using KPIs (OEE, output, downtime, cycle‑time, scrap, rework), shop‑floor data, root‑cause analysis and Lean/Kaizen techniques to eliminate waste and increase capacity.
• Support the development of digital manufacturing systems – shop‑floor data capture, digital build records, traceability, manufacturing controls and KPI reporting – to aid capacity planning and operational improvements.
• Design and implement tooling, jigs, fixtures and manufacturing aids using CAD, interpret engineering drawings and tolerances, and collaborate with Design, Quality, Operations and Maintenance to improve manufacturability, reliability, inspection methods and handover into production.

• Relevant engineering qualification (degree, HNC/HND, ONC, BTEC, City & Guilds, NVQ Level3) or equivalent experience in a manufacturing/production engineering role.
• Proven experience with PFMEA, control plans, process instructions, standard work, FMEA, Kaizen, A3, Poka‑Yoke, root‑cause analysis and Lean manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing performance metrics (OEE, COPQ, DLE, takt time, cycle‑time, downtime, scrap, rework) and experience using data to drive improvements.
• Knowledge of SPC (Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk), MSA and gauge R&R, plus analytical tools such as Excel, PowerBI, Minitab.
• Experience with CAD, interpreting engineering drawings, and familiarity with MES, digital manufacturing systems, traceability and digital build records.
• Strong project‑management, communication and problem‑solving skills with the ability to collaborate across Production, Quality, Maintenance, Design and Engineering teams.

This role provides the opportunity to influence process control, traceability, production visibility and continuous improvement initiatives within a well‑established manufacturer. You will play a key part in shaping future manufacturing standards and digital processes, delivering lasting impact on business operations.