Manufacturing Engineer for Assembly Operations
Location: CDE Manufacturing, 370 Doagh Road
The Manufacturing Engineer for Assembly Operations is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving manufacturing processes to ensure efficient production, high-quality output, and safety compliance in assembly operations. This role involves working closely with design engineers, production teams, and quality control to optimize the assembly line processes, troubleshoot issues, and implement cost‑effective solutions.
Responsibilities
* Evaluate manufacturing processes by applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, and materials conferring with all relevant personnel both internally and externally; soliciting observations from operators to improve the efficiency of the processes
* Evaluate the design of all new and existing parts to ensure they are designed for easy assembly to help ensure the right fit the first time in the most efficient manner
* Create Manufacturing Process Plans for components to be manufactured
* Create Manufacturing Bills of Materials ensuring accuracy to the Engineering Design
* Maintain the ERP system to ensure efficient operation of the production process
* Perform CNC Programming of CNC Profiling Machines using Nesting Software
* Provide Engineering support to the production process to resolve Quality, Process and Manufacturing Issues
* Lead and provide input to Design for Manufacture activities
* Develop and implement manufacturing processes by applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, and materials while working with the various departments and teams to implement the best solution
* Develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements, researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods
* Improve efficiency by analysing and planning workflow, space requirements, labour and layouts to ensure maximum use of labour and space to build a quality product in the shortest possible time
* Implement Best Practice Standard Operating Procedures onto Shop floor
* Implement Lean Manufacturing principles including capacity balancing, 5S, Poke Yoke, etc.
* Coordinate Production, Engineering and Quality Assurance Departments to establish/implement containment and root cause fixes to manufacturing issues
* Provide manufacturing decision‑making information by calculating production, labour, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements
* Create loading models to ensure assemblies are loaded safely, securely and efficiently
Other
* To adhere to CDE policy and practice
* To carry out any other duties within the reason and capability associated with this role
Required Criteria
* 3rd level of education with a relevant engineering degree or significant Manufacturing Experience
* Experience in Manufacturing methods and processes
* Experience with Lean Manufacturing Methods
* Excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills
* Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
* Excellent planning and organising skills
* Attentive to detail
* Able to work under pressure
* Dependable and reliable
* Enthusiastic, energetic self‑starter able to work on their own initiative
* Willingness to develop and adapt to new situations
Desired Criteria
* Further qualification/certification in the discipline
* Fabrication knowledge would be advantageous
* Solidedge knowledge would be advantageous
About The Company
WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co‑creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus – our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.
Company Culture
We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude… and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together – life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.
Closing Date: Friday 27th March, 2026
Contract Type: Fulltime
Salary: Based on Experience
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