Manufacturing Engineer

Job Summary

Based at our Luton manufacturing plant, you will be part of the Manufacturing Engineering Team, reporting to the Manufacturing Engineer Manager. You will work across Civil and Defence business lines, support day‑to‑day operations, and develop new and existing manufacturing processes for our ice protection systems and transparencies used on major aircraft programmes.

• Design and implement high‑capability manufacturing processes using GKN’s Zero‑Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite, including the APQP Core Tools.
• Develop, document and optimise new and existing manufacturing processes such as creation or amendment of SOPs and Process Specifications.
• Create and update engineering documentation to maintain configuration control and support first‑article inspection and customer approvals.
• Provide day‑to‑day support to manufacturing operations.
• Provide MRB (Material Review Board) support to existing programmes to ensure any process deviation or product faults are reviewed and answered.
• Be compliant with the company’s Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy procedures.
• Manage large and complex projects from programme or customer approval through introduction to production and delivery to customer.
• Identify, anticipate and offer solutions to technical problems.
• Establish and improve production process controls.

• HNC/HND qualification (or equivalent experience) in an engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
• Experience in APQP standards including Process Flow Diagram, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Process Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis and Process Capability.
• Experience of root cause analysis using Fishbone (Cause and Effect) Diagrams and 5 Whys techniques.
• Demonstrable experience of practical problem‑solving techniques using A3 or 8D.
• Knowledge of configuration control processes.
• High level of technical writing and good communication skills.

• Experience of Lean Manufacturing, including process standardisation and kaizen activities such as 5S.
• Manufacturing Engineering experience gained from the aerospace industry.
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  Sigma qualification and experience.
• Experience in composite lay‑up processes.
• Project planning skills.
• Automation experience using systems such as ABB.
• CNC and CMM knowledge.

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Industry‑leading pension scheme – we match contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis.
• Life assurance 8 × salary.
• 185 hours holiday plus bank holidays.
• Income protection.
• Shopping discounts.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Virtual GP clinic for you and immediate family.
• Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme.
• Free onsite parking.
• Local gym discount.
• Free airport parking.
• Enhanced family‑friendly leave.
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment.