Manufacturing Engineer

Confidential Contract Opportunity: Manufacturing Engineer
Start date: ASAP – urgent requirement
Contract: Interim Contract - assumed 3 to 6 months, potential extension
Location: West Yorkshire
Rate: Competitive to fit experience

A leading global manufacturer is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to support a busy engineering and operations function, delivering manufacturing improvements, production support, and process optimisation within a technically challenging environment.

This role would suit a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer who can quickly integrate into an established team, solve complex manufacturing challenges, and deliver measurable improvements across production operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day manufacturing engineering support across production, assembly, machining, testing and inspection processes.
• Resolve manufacturing, quality and process-related issues to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost performance.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, process documentation and work instructions.
• Design and enhance tooling, fixtures, gauges and production aids to improve efficiency and repeatability.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), process validation, production transfers and industrialisation activities.
• Work closely with production, quality and design engineering teams to improve manufacturability and operational performance.
• Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, productivity and process capability.

About You

• Degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Production Engineering.
• Proven experience in a manufacturing engineering role within automotive, aerospace, industrial, precision engineering or a similar environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering drawings, GD&T and assembly methods.
• Experience supporting production operations and delivering practical engineering solutions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, 8D, 5 Why and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Experience with NPI, process validation, tooling improvements, process development or production readiness activities would be advantageous.

All applications and enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence.