Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer
| Posting date: | 24 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,000 to £42,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | None |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 January 2026 |
| Location: | Eastington, GL10 3SQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Expert Employment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1481 |
Summary
The Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for complex electronic assemblies. Performing the lead role in implementing manufacturing processes and techniques using LEAN and Six Sigma tools.
Experience
Min BSc/ BEng in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering (or similar)
Manufacturing especially Electronic assembly
Lean and Six Sigma
Production Workflow
Non-Conformance Management
Technical Investigation Support
Production Test and Assembly
Manufacturing Resource Planning System
Responsibilities
Lean Six Sigma
Responsible for the implementation of key elements of Lean, such as: standardized work instructions, line balancing, layout and work sequence (routing) optimization, training development matrix, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen/5S workouts, pull processes, TPM (total preventive maintenance), cell design, and quick changeover/batch-size optimization.
Processes
Implement process improvements to achieve manufacturing excellence in areas such as process yield (e.g. First Pass Yield, Rolled Throughput Yield), cycle time reduction and productivity.
Provide shop floor feedback on product design and manufacturability issues to Engineering and DFMs (e.g. through the use of Engineering Change Requests - ECRs).
Review and sign-off on Engineering Change Orders that impact Inventory - including product life cycle issues, obsolescence, etc.
Creates, implements, and monitors key performance indicators and metrics on manufacturing process capability and product quality.
Monitoring and reducing process costs.
Quality
Responsible to assist with investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for manufacturing quality issues.