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Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly)

Job Posted: 12 hours ago

Salary: £ 40,245 - 62,953 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Halewood, Merseyside

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly) - Ford Halewood

📍 Halewood Transmissions Ltd (FHTL), Liverpool
 💰 £40,245.53 - £62,953.73
 (Inclusive of 35% holiday bonus for 33 days per year - 25 days + 8 bank holidays)
 🕒 Mon-Thu 07:00-15:30 | Fri 07:00-12:30
 📄 Permanent | Full-Time

Join Ford During a Once-in-a-Generation Transformation

Ford is investing £355 million to transform the Halewood site into Europe's first EV power unit manufacturing plant, producing 420,000 electric drive units per year.
 This is a rare opportunity to be part of a historic shift in UK automotive manufacturing.

We are now seeking a Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly) to join our established engineering team and support the next chapter of Ford's electrification roadmap.

The Role

As a Manufacturing Engineer within the Assembly team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving key production processes used in the manufacture of electric vehicle components.

You will lead and deliver engineering projects to world-class standards - ensuring safety, cost efficiency, quality, and timely delivery.
 This is a hands-on, influential role working closely with production, maintenance, contractors, and senior engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Be a role model for Ford+ behaviours, promoting safety and a zero-accident culture
Own and optimise multiple production processes across key assemblies
Lead major capital equipment projects from concept to installation
Drive cost reduction, efficiency improvements, and process innovation
Ensure compliance with standards: GIS, TS16949, ISO14001, ISO18001
Champion Lean, R&M, and continuous improvement initiatives
Manage contractors, ensuring tight control of safety, time and cost
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, maintenance, suppliers & Trade Unions
Support environmental compliance across the plant

What We're Looking For

✅ Degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering - Essential
 ✅ Strong engineering experience in a manufacturing environment - Essential
 ✅ Excellent at problem-solving: 8D, 5 Why, Six Sigma
 ✅ Experience in project management & change management
 ✅ Proactive, resilient, analytical and able to lead teams
 ✅ Knowledge of:

Lean manufacturing
Ergonomics & manual handling
SPC
Data-driven decision making
MS Office & project management toolsBenefits

Access to our Employee Development and Assistance Programme
A unique opportunity to access Ford's Privilege scheme - allowing you to purchase Ford vehicles at a discount
A great salary increasing yearly, along with our competitive pension scheme
An excellent work-life balance, including a generous holiday allowance of 25 days (inclusive of set shutdown dates)
Cycle to Work Scheme
On site facilities such as a gym, sauna and steam roomFord is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all. This vacancy is advertised in line
with the FORD equal opportunities policy

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