Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 48,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Durham County Durham
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: County Durham
Salary: £40,000 - £48,000 DOE
Benefits
* 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
* Flexible Start & Finish Times
* Company Pension
* Flexible Working Hours
* Supportive Engineering Team
The Company
Our client is an established UK manufacturing business supplying precision-engineered products into a range of industrial sectors. With continued investment in technology, people and manufacturing capability, they have built an excellent reputation for quality, reliability and customer service.
The business offers a collaborative engineering environment where ideas are encouraged, continuous improvement is part of the culture and engineers are trusted to make decisions that have a genuine impact on production performance. As customer demand continues to grow, they are looking to strengthen their engineering team with an experienced Manufacturing Engineer.
Job Description
As Manufacturing Engineer, you'll play a key role in introducing new products, improving manufacturing processes and supporting production from concept through to manufacture.
Typical responsibilities include:
* Managing New Product Introduction (NPI)
* Reviewing customer drawings and manufacturing requirements
* Improving manufacturing processes and efficiencies
* Reviewing manufacturing route cards
* Supporting tooling, jigs and fixture requirements
* Supporting APQP, PPAP and PFMEA activities
* Solving production and manufacturing issues
* Working closely with production, customers and suppliers
* Driving continuous improvement projects
This Manufacturing Engineer position offers genuine autonomy, technical variety and the opportunity to influence manufacturing decisions from day one.
Skills & Experience
To be successful as a Manufacturing Engineer, you'll ideally have:
* Previous Manufacturing Engineer, Project Engineer or Design Engineer experience
* Strong sheet metal and fabrication knowledge
* Experience within welding or fabricated products
* Exposure to APQP, PPAP and PFMEA
* Experience introducing new products into manufacture
* CAD experience (Inventor or similar preferred)
* Strong communication and customer-facing skills
* Excellent problem-solving ability
* A practical, hands-on engineering mindset
Why Should You Apply?
This Manufacturing Engineer opportunity offers the chance to join a well-established manufacturer investing heavily in its engineering capability. You'll enjoy a varied workload, genuine responsibility, close customer interaction and the opportunity to influence how products are manufactured, within a stable and growing business