Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Career Area:
Manufacturing

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Peterborough, United Kingdom

£57,737 - £65,000 depending on experience

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 12% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
  - Caterpillar company contribution up to 10%
• Contributory share scheme
  - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Global Technical Services Manufacturing Engineering ATF (Assembly, Test & Finish) team.

As Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will lead manufacturing engineering activities across assigned value streams, driving continuous improvement in People, Quality, Velocity and Cost (PQVC) performance. You will be responsible for delivering process solutions that support New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Source Introduction (NSI) programmes, improving operational performance, and ensuring compliance with global quality standards.

Working closely with global manufacturing sites, you will help align production processes, share best practices, and implement improvement opportunities across the network.

You will also lead a team of 4–8 Manufacturing Engineers and 2–4 Process Technicians, providing technical leadership, coaching, and development to build a high‑performing team.

The successful candidate will be a proactive and self‑motivated leader with a passion for operational excellence, continuous improvement, and developing people within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Process Technicians, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, velocity, operational efficiency and cost performance across assigned value streams.
• Manage manufacturing engineering resources, budgets, capital expenditure forecasts and project priorities to support business objectives.
• Deliver manufacturing process improvements, technical problem‑solving and new process implementation to optimise productivity, quality and cost.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Source Introduction (NSI) programmes, ensuring successful launch and achievement of customer, quality and cost targets.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration to meet customer requirements and production commitments while maximising Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Ensure compliance with global quality standards, regulatory requirements, and site policies relating to safety, ergonomics and operational excellence.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process capability and operational performance.
• Oversee facility layout, equipment utilisation and manufacturing readiness to support changing production requirements.
• Develop and execute annual business and cost centre plans, monitoring performance against key objectives and KPIs.
• Build strong internal and external stakeholder networks to align manufacturing strategies, share best practices and support business goals.

Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.

• Experience leading manufacturing engineering teams and/or projects to successfully implement process improvements, resolve complex technical challenges, and support operational excellence goals.
• Demonstrated capability to provide guidance, gain buy‑in and drive outcomes through indirect leadership in a matrix environment.

Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy,…