Senior Industrial Engineer - Operations
Lotus Cars Limited is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to join our dynamic Operations team at our state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing facility in Hethel. This role leads Industrial Engineering activities across current and future vehicle programmes, with ownership of headcount planning, capacity modelling, and manufacturing cost definition. It influences programme decisions from early concept through to production, ensuring alignment between manufacturing capability, financial targets, and production strategy.
What You’ll Do
- Lead direct labour definition for new vehicle programmes from PSI through to Program Approval within LPDS.
- Define and agree HPU (Hours per Unit) targets with Finance, track performance post‑PA.
- Participate in Manufacturing workstreams to support Make vs Buy decisions and DFMA strategy.
- Support virtual build events, defining operator allocation, time studies, and capacity validation.
- Own and manage headcount planning processes, including manpower glidepaths, man maps, and labour distribution by department.
- Develop and maintain capacity models aligned with production volumes and programme timing.
- Ensure min/car impact is accurately defined and validated for all engineering changes (DRF / PCR).
- Track off‑standard labour and ensure correct cost allocation in alignment with Finance.
- Lead time‑study activities, ensuring consistency and accuracy across manufacturing.
- Develop waste reduction and efficiency plans and lead their implementation.
- Support and mentor team members in Industrial Engineering methods and tools.
- Support Manufacturing Engineering with cycle line layout planning across product lifecycle, line balancing and workload optimisation, plant rebalancing and line speed adjustments.
- Promote and contribute to a continuous improvement culture, working closely with Manufacturing Engineering and Production.
Qualification – Essential
- HNC / HND / Degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Automotive Engineering.
- Industrial Engineering experience.
- Experience working in a production environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Qualification – Desirable
- Experience in OEM or niche vehicles.
- Experience with Autocad / CATIA.
- Performance rating.
- Experience with Time and Motion Study (MODAPTS, MTM).
What We Offer
- 25 vacation days plus bank holidays.
- Performance bonus scheme.
- Future‑proof pension scheme.
- Private healthcare coverage.
Additional Information
- This role will be based at our Hethel plant, within our flexible working policy.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.
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