Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer – Assembly and Integration

Join Our Team as a Manufacturing Engineer and Drive Manufacturing Processes to New Heights! Are you a meticulous Manufacturing Engineer with a passion for precision and excellence? Are you ready to play a pivotal role in ensuring top-tier standards in a well-established engineering organization? Look no further! We invite you to join our team in Bolton and be a key driver of engineering excellence.

So, what will you be doing as a Manufacturing Engineer?

• Support multi-project manufacturing activities within a unit and missile assembly environment.
• Compile, review, and update detailed Manufacturing Instructions.
• Design, commission, and prove associated manufacturing tooling.
• Support industrial validation activities, including FMEAs, FAIs, and related processes.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues arising during the manufacturing process.
• Implement route card changes resulting from rework or process improvements.
• Manage configuration control through the embodiment of design modifications into Manufacturing Instructions.
• Support the Non‑Conformance process using SAP.

What are we looking for in our next Manufacturing Engineer?

• A formal technical Engineering or Craft Apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 / TR23 / TR21, plus Level 3 (ONC) OR a HNC or equivalent further education qualification with relevant engineering experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working within an engineering discipline.
• Ability to interpret engineering design drawings and translate them into clear Manufacturing Build Instructions for both skilled and semi-skilled operators.
• Experience in electronic sub‑assembly manufacture through to full system‑level builds.
• Knowledge and hands‑on experience of assembling small or miniature electro‑mechanical actuation systems.
• Strong team‑working skills with the ability to contribute positively in a collaborative environment.
• Customer‑focused mindset with the ability to recognise and respond to customer requirements.
• Good understanding of company processes and procedures, and the discipline to work within them.
• Clear and effective communication skills, capable of engaging across multiple levels of the organisation.

Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy.

Contract – Engineering and Manufacturing