Manufacturing Engineer
Note: Hands-on CNC Milling and Turning experience is essential
Location: Leicester
Salary: £45,000 – £55,000
Shift Type: Days – Monday to Thursday 08:00–16:30, Friday 08:00–14:00
Benefits: Early Friday finish, stable manufacturing environment, continuous improvement culture, long-term development opportunities The Opportunity
An established precision manufacturing business is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support operational performance, new product introduction and continuous improvement across a high-precision machining environment. This role will suit a proactive engineer with strong CNC, process engineering and problem-solving capability, ideally gained within aerospace or automotive manufacturing.
You will play a key role in improving flow, quality, cost and delivery while supporting production teams and driving robust engineering standards. Key Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering actions arising from daily operations meetings.
- Analyse process constraints and support value stream flow improvements.
- Create and maintain controlled manufacturing documentation including setup packs, SOPs, work instructions and stage drawings.
- Own Manufacturing Engineering deliverables within the NPDI gated process, including cost estimates, routings and customer approvals.
- Ensure tooling and fixturing is designed, validated and available to support safe and efficient production.
- Develop, validate and optimise CNC programs to achieve quality and cycle time targets.
- Drive continuous improvement activity through LEAN and GEMBA initiatives.
- Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to eliminate root cause issues.
- Support PFMEA activities, technology improvements and supplier engagement.
- Participate in internal and external audits and implement corrective actions where required.
- Experience within an aerospace or automotive manufacturing environment.
- HND or higher qualification in Engineering or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of CNC machining and manufacturing processes.
- Demonstrable experience defining methods of manufacture for complex products and assemblies.
- Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings.
- CAD/CAM experience advantageous (SolidWorks/CAM preferred).
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Competent in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Project).
- Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- A structured, continuous improvement mindset with strong problem-solving capability.
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