🛠️ Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Huddersfield - 1 day WFH
Working Hours: 37.5 hours/week, Monday to Friday - Chose the hours you work (Core hours 9 am-2:30pm)
Travel: Occasional domestic travel (up to 5%); no international travel
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
🔍 About the Role
We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join a major player in the Defence sector and play a key role in supporting our production and assembly operations. You’ll be involved in technical problem-solving, process development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure product quality and operational efficiency.
This is a hands-on engineering role ideal for individuals passionate about precision manufacturing and continuous improvement within a high-integrity sector.
🧩 Key Responsibilities
* Provide daily technical support to production and assembly teams.
* Act as a critical link between design engineering and the shop floor.
* Evaluate component manufacturability and tooling/machine suitability.
* Participate in design reviews and provide input on production feasibility.
* Conduct PFMEAs and support process development.
* Interpret and create 2D and 3D manufacturing drawings.
* Ensure compliance with Quality Assurance standards.
* Drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to optimise production.
* Design custom tooling and uphold Machinery Safety regulations.
* Collaborate with internal departments (design, quality, supply chain) and external partners.
* Generate work orders and complete associated technical documentation.
🎓 Qualifications
* Minimum: Relevant engineering diploma with practical experience in a manufacturing environment.
* Preferred: Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering field.
⚙️ Skills & Experience
Technical:
* Experience with rotating component manufacture (e.g. turning, milling, boring)
* Understanding of mechanical assembly processes
* Competence in CNC programming and GD&T principles
* Proficient in 2D/3D CAD tools and SAP (for manufacturing)
* Strong engineering drawing interpretation and creation skills,
Business:
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Adaptable and committed to continuous learning
Leadership & Problem-Solving:
* Strong integrity and ability to mentor others
* Evidence-based decision-making in collaborative settings
Interpersonal:
* Consistently deliver on cost, quality, and schedule targets
* Effective team contributor with the ability to influence through logic and data
đź“Ś Additional Information
* No direct reports
* Must have the legal right to work in the UK
* Role is subject to UK security and export control regulations
🚀 Join a Dynamic Business
If you're looking to apply your engineering expertise in a forward-thinking, mission-critical environment, we’d love to hear from you. Bring your skills to a team that values precision, collaboration, and innovation in defence manufacturing.
Apply now and help shape the future of advanced engineering.