Manufacturing Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Hastings
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£45,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Manufacturing engineering Filter connector assembly Lean manufacturing principles SAP APQP/PPAP process FMEA Soldering (IPC standard) Quality inspection planning

FULL DESCRIPTION

Manufacturing Engineer

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join their team in Hastings. The position offers a salary of £35,000 - £45,000 per annum.

Job Description

As the Manufacturing Engineer, you will support documentation and provide training to ensure successful implementation, support the achievement of daily business goals and progress long term technical & cost reduction projects and assist with the manufacture of NPI jobs when required whilst providing technical support in trouble-shooting production problems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Complete sustain activities to support production within the filter connector assembly department
  • Define, document and provide training on best practice to ensure for existing production and New Product Introductions (NPI)
  • Support production by providing technical solutions to challenges as they arise
  • Enable the smooth integration of new products into production by documenting tooling, work holding and gauging requirements in routings and specifications
  • Ensure costs are captured and calculated correctly by maintaining the integrity of routed times, work centres and costed batch sizes in SAP
  • Drive efforts in the early stages of projects to complete the APQP/PPAP process as required including but not limited to FMEA's, process flows and design for manufacture
  • Keep well-informed of technical developments and review manufacturing methods
  • Trouble shoot automated equipment, semi-automated equipment and manual processes
  • Identify and recommend Improvements on manufacturing processes and technical developments

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience working in a manufacturing engineering with exposure to filter connector assembly
  • Higher national certificate or diploma (HNC or HND) in manufacturing engineering or mechanical engineering
  • Experience soldering to an IPC standard or working with capacitors (would be an advantage)
  • Experience ensuring quality with flow diagrams, PFMEA's, control plans and quality inspection plans
  • Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles
  • Experience drafting documentation and providing technical supervision over the manufacturing processes
  • Solving quality issues and seeking process improvements
  • Previous experience with SAP (would be an advantage)

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required, please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Manufacturing Engineer. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience with your application.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] via the application button above or through the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website. Reference: CHacs319. Location: Hastings. Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum.

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