Manufacturing Engineer Location: Stockport Job Purpose This is a key role responsible for developing and improving manufacturing processes, ensuring product quality and delivery consistency, and supporting large capital investment projects in the Bridges and Boxer areas. Key Responsibilities Be a hands-on Engineer, present on the shop floor, providing practical Manufacturing Engineering solutions. Develop timely and robust solutions for build and quality issues in fabrication and vehicle assembly environments. Assess and propose process automation opportunities to enhance repeatability, efficiency, and quality. Improve dimensional stability through effective jigging, fixtures, and alignment methods. Drive efficiency improvements to reduce build hours per product. Lead and implement quality and manufacturing improvement programs. Promote a client-driven culture of continuous improvement on the shop floor. Coordinate cross-functional teams to optimize plant cost performance through capital investments, standard optimization, and waste reduction, using Lean principles. Lead and support structured problem-solving and process improvement activities. Provide Design for Manufacturing (DFM) input during early stages of new product development. Support project management with cross-functional activities for project execution. Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety, manufacturing, and quality standards. Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Qualifications & Education Ideally have a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering. Alternatively, an HND or an Advanced/Higher Apprenticeship in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering. Relevant Experience & Skills Strong technical background in complex engineering environments. Proven track record of manufacturing excellence. Experience in a similar role within an industrial or technical environment. Comfortable working in complex organizations. Experience with SAP for planning; ideally SAP trained. Able to structure BOMs (Bill of Materials) from drawings to manufacturing. Knowledge of 3D CAD (advantageous). Experience introducing automation and large capital projects. Knowledge of welding aluminum and ferrous metals. Skilled in leading practical problem-solving teams and methodologies. Experience collaborating with research bodies like the Welding Institute. Capable of jig and fixture design and procurement. I am proficient in reading, interpreting, and critiquing welding drawings and GD&T. Ability to analyze process data (cycle times, tact times, RFT, etc.) for improvements. Solid understanding of Health & Safety regulations. Up to date with the latest fabrication technology advancements. Proficient in standard office IT applications. If you are a Manufacturing Engineer looking for your next challenge it would be great to hear from you