Manufacturing Engineer
£45,000–£55,000
Hampshire
Permanent | 37.5 hours | Early Friday finish
We’re looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join a growing technology business designing and manufacturing high-quality sensor products used globally across sectors such as meteorology, agriculture, utilities, motorsport and defence. This is a fully on-site role with flexible start times and an early finish on Fridays (offering the chance to own and improve manufacturing processes for innovative electronic/mechatronic products.
The Role
- Design, document and implement manufacturing processes and systems for both new and existing products, ensuring they are efficient, repeatable and cost-effective.
- Maintain and support current products and production processes, troubleshooting issues and driving root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Work closely with R&D to ensure new product designs are optimised for manufacture, leading the transfer of new products and changes into production.
- Create and maintain assembly work instructions and related documentation, and provide training and communication on new/updated processes to production teams.
- Lead and contribute to cross-functional projects (manufacturing, quality, design, supply chain) to deliver improvements on safety, quality, delivery, cost and people metrics.
- Evaluate existing workflows to identify process bottlenecks and improvement opportunities, championing continuous improvement and lean principles across the factory.
- Collect, analyse and present production/process data to management, including staffing, timings and cost estimates to support operational decisions.
- Ensure manufacturing processes comply with relevant regulatory approvals and quality standards.
Key Requirements
- Degree (or equivalent) in Production, Manufacturing, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering.
- Strong experience in a modern manufacturing environment, ideally involving electronics, software and mechanical systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a systematic approach and clear focus on continuous improvement.
- Good understanding of electronics, and confident working with software systems and databases.
- Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement training/certification is desirable.
- Self-motivated, resilient and comfortable working independently while adapting to change.
- Proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams and communicate clearly at all levels of the business.
If you’re a proactive Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys working close to the product and the people building it, and you want a role where you can genuinely shape how things are made, we’d like to hear from you. Apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Contact Max Sinclair max@holtengineering.co.uk
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