Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Plymouth Job Type: Permanent, Full-time Hours: 39 hours per week - early Friday finish
Butler Rose is delighted to be recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer on behalf of a well-established manufacturing business in Plymouth.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join a busy production environment, taking responsibility for improving manufacturing processes across safety, quality, cost and efficiency.
Working closely with Production, Quality, HSE and other operational teams, you will support day-to-day manufacturing while also delivering continuous improvement initiatives, CAPEX projects and the introduction of new equipment, tooling and processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Optimise existing manufacturing processes with a focus on safety, cost, quality and delivery.
- Identify, justify and deliver CAPEX projects from initial concept through to implementation and validation.
- Conduct work measurement activities to support accurate BOMs and capacity planning.
- Promote and implement Lean manufacturing tools and practices, including 5S, standard work, Total Productive Maintenance, visual management and value stream mapping.
- Create, maintain and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Work closely with Production, Quality and HSE teams to ensure new equipment and processes are safely and effectively introduced.
- Identify and deliver improvements in the use of materials, manufacturing methods and personnel.
- Investigate and resolve production issues relating to quality, efficiency, bottlenecks and health & safety.
- Design and introduce tooling and fixtures to support manufacturing processes.
- Support environmental, health and safety improvement activities.
- Maintain and improve existing manufacturing processes and products.
- Investigate and resolve ongoing production process issues.
- Support the testing and replacement of obsolete consumables.
- Design and manage the introduction of new tooling and equipment.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- A degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline, or equivalent experience gained within industry.
- At least 2 years' experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- A strong analytical and structured approach to problem solving.
- Experience using Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and problem-solving methodologies.
- The ability to produce clear reports and effective presentations.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Good planning and organisational abilities.
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to improvement.
What's on Offer?
- Above market salary - please email