Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Cardiff

Salary: Circa £55,000 + 10% Bonus

Hours: Monday – Friday

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join a leading and well-established manufacturing business based in Cardiff. With continued investment, growth and the introduction of new technology across the site, the business is looking to strengthen its engineering team with a hands‑on Senior Manufacturing Engineer who can support both existing operations and future improvement projects.

Working closely with Engineering, Production and Operations, you will play a key role in improving manufacturing processes, introducing new and automated equipment, troubleshooting technical issues and driving improvements across safety, quality, efficiency and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the introduction, installation and commissioning of new manufacturing equipment and technology.
• Drive improvements across manufacturing processes, equipment performance, OEE and efficiency.
• Provide hands‑on engineering support and technical problem‑solving across the site.
• Support automation, digitalisation and process improvement projects.
• Work cross‑functionally with Production, Maintenance, Quality and wider Engineering teams.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities for Continuous Improvement and support the delivery of site investment projects.

About You:

• Experienced Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer, Process Engineer or similar within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands‑on engineering and problem‑solving capability.
• Experience working with automated manufacturing equipment and production machinery.
• Electrical qualifications or a strong electrical engineering background would be highly advantageous.
• Exposure to equipment installation, commissioning, process optimisation or CAPEX projects.
• Comfortable working closely with production teams in a hands‑on manufacturing environment.
• Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing experience would be beneficial.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing manufacturing business at an exciting stage of its development, with significant investment being made across the Cardiff site.

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