Manufacturing Engineer Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 (circa) Location: Redditch Shift: Day shifts, Monday–Friday Our client is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join their engineering team in Redditch. This is a hands-on, improvement-focused role offering the opportunity to influence manufacturing performance, support new product introductions, and drive continuous improvement within a high-quality production environment. This position would suit a Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer or Production Engineer who enjoys working cross-functionally, solving problems at root cause level, and improving processes to deliver consistent, right-first-time results. Key Responsibilities * Analyse, develop, and optimise manufacturing processes to improve quality, efficiency, cost, and safety * Drive strong process control and capability across manufacturing operations * Lead continuous improvement activities using Lean and industrial engineering techniques (Kaizen, time studies, line balancing, value stream mapping) * Support the industrialisation of new products, including process development, tooling, work instructions, and validation activities * Collaborate with design, production, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturability and smooth transition into production * Apply APQP principles and lead PPAP activities to ensure product and process readiness * Troubleshoot pro...