Manufacturing Engineer Rochester, Kent (Hybrid - 3 days on site p/w) £35,000 - £42,000 + excellent bens. What you'll be doing - Manufacturing Engineer Working closely with the bid team, ensuring that requirements are understood and flowed down through the operations and supply chain, and agree achievable timescales for provision of estimates Coordinating inputs from operations and supply chain, producing high quality, achievable and cost effective estimates for the provision of required services and products in support of the customer proposal Supporting fact finds by our customers for our estimates and also to support fact finds of our suppliers cost base Reviewing build times & support activity durations, estimating future targets and working to improve processes Tracking material costs and build times during the development phase as the design matures to understand the true production cost Working with New Product Introduction Team during the development phase to ensure timely manufacture of development assets. Raising requisitions, tracking incoming material, producing a manufacturing plan, raising work orders to the shop floor Your skills and experiences - Manufacturing Engineer Essential: Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or time served in a similar role Knowledge and understanding of modern Manufacturing Engineering practices, tools and technology gained from experience working in a manufacturing environment Demonstrable success in utilising Lean manufacturing tools and techniques in the context of process improvement, cost savings or waste elimination Desirable: Lean six sigma experience, green belt or black belt accreditation Experience in the application of Continuous Improvement and Root Cause & Corrective Action tools and techniques such as 5Y, 8D, PDCA, FMEA, fish bone and TPM CIPS Qualification Programme Management Experience