Manufacturing Engineer Stockport Permanent Up to £50 000 per annum plus great company benefits such as, 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays. 7% employer pension contribution, 4% employee contribution. 4 weeks sick pay after probation increasing to 8 weeks with service. Cycle to work scheme. Life assurance - 4x annual salary. Half day Friday. Wellness programme. A fantastic opportunity for a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to broaden their experience in a sustainable industry! This is a critical role to develop/implement improvements to manufacturing processes and to drive continuous improvement, consistency of product quality, and delivery across multiple projects. Main Duties Be a 'hands on' engineer, present on the shop floor, providing Manufacturing Engineering solutions to support the build process. Develop timely, robust practical solutions for build/quality issues in fabrication and vehicle assembly environments. Explore the business case for process automation where applicable, aiming for repeat-ability, efficiency, and quality improvements. Develop processes to improve dimensional stability through effective jigging/fixture/alignment. Continuously drive efficiency improvements that reduce the build hours per product. Lead, develop, and implement quality manufacturing improvement programs across the area of responsibility. Implement a customer-focused, operational improvement culture on the shop floor. Coordinate cross-functional team activities to optimise cost performance through capital investment programs, operating standards, and waste minimisation via a continuous improvement culture with lean principles. Support and lead structured problem-solving and process improvement activities. Provide design for manufacturing input at early stages in the new product development process. Support project management in cross-functional activities required for project execution. Ensure adherence to Environmental, Health and Safety, manufacturing, and quality standards and procedures. Qualifications Ideally educated to Bachelor level or equivalent in a Mechanical Engineering discipline. Alternatively, HND or an Advanced/Higher Apprenticeship in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering. Relevant Experience Technical skill set developed in complex engineering environments. Successful track record of manufacturing excellence. Experience in a similar role within an industrial or technical environment. Operating in complex organisations. Planning experience using SAP and ideally trained in SAP. Structuring BOMs from Drawing to Manufacture. Hands-on approach. Flexible attitude. Strong information management and presentation skill set. Good communication skills, commercial, and business awareness. CLICK NOW TO APPLY! At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions. We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy. Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes