Plant Engineer

Job Description

Plant Engineer - Automotive Manufacturing

Midlands

Up to £55,000 + excellent benefits

Most plant engineer jobs are just firefighting breakdowns and updating drawings. This one is different. You'll be right in the thick of it - shaping how injection moulding, painting, bonding and assembly actually work across a high-volume automotive plant. You'll launch new equipment, optimise existing processes and make sure they're ready for whatever the next big launch throws.

One minute you're running trials with a new robot cell, the next you're leading the commissioning of an injection moulding line that's never been installed before. You'll have real ownership, real budget and real impact on quality, productivity and safety.

What you'll actually do:

• Lead equipment installations, trials and commissioning for new projects (from supplier kick-off to final acceptance)
• Own FMEAs, risk assessments, safety plans and workstation instructions
• Validate and update process standards using company methodology
• Troubleshoot and fix process failures with root-cause tools (8D etc.)
• Propose and test technical improvements that deliver real gains in productivity, quality and uptime
• Manage engineering changes and work on internal infrastructure to align with new upcoming product launches
• Work within a small team with your office b...