Manufacturing Engineer

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.

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