Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Plymouth
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 39 hours per week - early Friday finish

Butler Rose is delighted to be recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer on behalf of a well-established manufacturing business in Plymouth.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join a busy production environment, taking responsibility for improving manufacturing processes across safety, quality, cost and efficiency.

Working closely with Production, Quality, HSE and other operational teams, you will support day-to-day manufacturing while also delivering continuous improvement initiatives, CAPEX projects and the introduction of new equipment, tooling and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimise existing manufacturing processes with a focus on safety, cost, quality and delivery.
• Identify, justify and deliver CAPEX projects from initial concept through to implementation and validation.
• Conduct work measurement activities to support accurate BOMs and capacity planning.
• Promote and implement Lean manufacturing tools and practices, including 5S, standard work, Total Productive Maintenance, visual management and value stream mapping.
• Create, maintain and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Work closely with Production, Quality and HSE teams to ensure new equipment and processes are safely and effectively introduced.
• Identify and deliver improvements in the use of materials, manufacturing methods and personnel.
• Investigate and resolve production issues relating to quality, efficiency, bottlenecks and health & safety.
• Design and introduce tooling and fixtures to support manufacturing processes.
• Support environmental, health and safety improvement activities.
• Maintain and improve existing manufacturing processes and products.
• Investigate and resolve ongoing production process issues.
• Support the testing and replacement of obsolete consumables.
• Design and manage the introduction of new tooling and equipment.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• A degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline, or equivalent experience gained within industry.
• At least 2 years' experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• A strong analytical and structured approach to problem solving.
• Experience using Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and problem-solving methodologies.
• The ability to produce clear reports and effective presentations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Good planning and organisational abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to improvement.

What's on Offer?

• Above market salary - please email