• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: Plymouth
• Salary: DOE

My client in Plymouth is seeking a dedicated Manufacturing Engineer to oversee and enhance manufacturing processes within designated areas. This role is crucial for ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and efficiency in day-to-day production, contributing significantly to the successful implementation of new products and processes. As a key member of a dynamic, multifunctional team, you will support my clients business goals and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced production environment.

• Optimise existing production processes focusing on safety, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Create and manage Labour Bill of Materials and routings.
• Develop and deliver capital expenditure projects from identification through to justification, implementation, and validation.
• Conduct work measurement to ensure accurate Bill of Materials and capacity management.
• Employ lean tools and practices such as standard work, 5S, Total Productive Maintenance, Visual Management, and value stream mapping.
• Ensure production processes and Standard Operating Procedures efficiently utilise materials, methods, and personnel.
• Engage in creative problem-solving to address operational issues including health and safety, efficiency improvements, process bottlenecks, and quality issues.
• Design and deliver tooling and fixtures for manufacturing processes.
• Implement and support Environmental Health & Safety activities.
• Maintain and improve current products with regards to manufacturing processes.
• Investigate and resolve current production process issues.
• Support the testing and replacement of obsolescent consumables.
• Design and manage the introduction of new tooling related to current production processes.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators such as productivity, production value, and delivery of solutions meeting the operating quality systems and business KPIs.

• Engineering/Manufacturing degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Proficient in producing concise reports and delivering effective presentations.
• Experienced in using Lean problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies and practices.

• Competitive salary
• Pension - 8% employer contribution
• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Staff discount
• Onsite parking