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Manufacturing Engineer

Job Posted: 23 days ago

Salary: £ 30 - 40 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire

Expire in: 5 days

Job Description

Role: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK

Contract Type: PAYE – Until 31st December (Renewable)

Direct Reports: None

Start Date: ASAP

We are currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer to support the production of an extended run of prototype power systems. This role will act as a subject matter expert across manufacturing engineering and quality disciplines, ensuring robust processes, safe production environments and the successful delivery of prototype and low-volume builds. The position is based full time at our Banbury facility.

Role & Responsibilities

  * Support Engineering and Manufacturing teams in the planning and management of all prototype builds, ensuring all processes, tooling, equipment and facilities are prepared and validated.

  * Set up low‑volume production environments and develop manufacturing processes that ensure safety, quality, schedule adherence and cost control while maintaining industry best practice.

  * Support the implementation and delivery of Advanced Product Quality Plans (APQP) for new product introduction.

  * Provide day‑to‑day manufacturing engineering support to Production, Procurement and Programmes Teams, including championing controlled and robust change management.

  * Participate in virtual build events for future products, ensuring lessons learned from pilot builds are fed back into manufacturing processes and designs.

  * Contribute to the release and review of engineering drawings and CAD data.

  * Map manufacturing processes and apply techniques such as PFMEAs and Control Plans where required.

  * Produce and maintain SOPs, build records, routings and other production documentation.

  * Own relevant elements of the quality improvement roadmap, supporting the Quality Management System, ISO9001:2015 compliance, and project‑specific requirements.

  * Support the Quality Team through the development and application of quality tools and techniques.

Qualifications & Experience

  * Minimum 2 years’ experience within a mid‑ or high‑volume manufacturing or production assembly environment.

  * Qualified to Hazardous Voltage Level 4 and experienced in hands‑on work with high‑voltage systems.

  * Confident presenting manufacturing engineering topics to senior leadership.

  * Strong understanding of manufacturing engineering best practice, with the ability to create and implement structured systems and processes.

  * Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) and APQP methodologies.

  * Advanced knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter, MPP, NX, and NoMuda Visual Factory (preferred).

  * Practical experience with continuous improvement tools and methodologies (5S, Lean, Kaizen, PFMEA, Control Plans).

  * A proactive team player with the ability to work independently and influence others with a positive “can‑do” approach.

  * Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work at pace across multiple projects

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