Overview
We are looking for a senior manufacturing engineer to support delivery of our operations strategy by championing a safe working environment, improving product quality, ensuring on‑time delivery, and supporting cost‑reduction goals. You’ll play a key role in strengthening safety, quality, delivery and cost performance at our Cheltenham site.
Responsibilities
* Continuous improvement of assembly & test processes, including partial or full automation.
* Improve & sustain productivity in manufacturing cells.
* Identify conditions that contribute to performance gaps or variances; use facts and data to distinguish causes from symptoms and determine root causes; identify solutions to root causes and lead implementation of countermeasures.
* Application of lean manufacturing, PFMEA, Six Sigma and other engineering tools.
* Comply with and implement best practice systems, procedures & manufacturing documentation.
* Perform time study, standard work, takt time analysis, and line balancing.
* Analyse and propose detailed capital expenditure requirements.
* Ensure manufacturing cells comply with health, safety and environmental requirements.
Qualifications
* Engineering degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent hands‑on engineering experience.
* Proven track record in continuous improvement and working within an assembly manufacturing environment.
* Strong communicator able to influence and collaborate across all organisational levels, both verbally and in writing.
* Highly organised, structured, and capable of working independently, within a team, or leading one.
* Demonstrates urgency, resilience, enthusiasm, and strong time‑management skills.
* Able to manage multiple projects while supporting day‑to‑day production needs.
* Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, using data to assess risks, make decisions, and drive actions.
* Capable of delivering effective, sustainable, and EHS‑compliant projects and challenging existing practices to improve processes.
* IT‑literate, particularly with Microsoft applications.
* Beneficial: experience with automated assembly equipment/OEE and formal training in Six Sigma, lean tools, or project management.
Salary up to £46K (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan and generous pension scheme.
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