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Manufacturing Engineer

Role Title: Manufacturing Engineer Location: Stevenage (onsite) Duration: 12 Months Hours per Week: 37.5 Rate: £22.50p/h PAYE or £31p/h via Umbrella The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting day-to-day…

Contract type Contract
Posted 30 June 2026

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Role Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Stevenage (onsite)

Duration: 12 Months

Hours per Week: 37.5

Rate: £22.50p/h PAYE or £31p/h via Umbrella

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting day-to-day operations including production associates, equipment, and processes to ensure we provide the highest quality products to our customers. The Manufacturing Engineer also provides technical and project leadership to develop and deploy equipment and process upgrades for new product development, cost reduction and quality improvement.

This position reports to the Tech Transfer Team Leader and is part of the Operations & Supply Chain team located in Stevenage and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

Identify, participate in and lead projects that deliver improvements in safety, quality, delivery and cost
Problem solve process issues and/or product non-conformances using empirical evidence and quantitative analysis
Participate in New Product Development projects and support the transfer of new products from development into production
Create process and validation documentation to ensure manufacturing is performed safely and meets the documented quality specifications
Maintain full regulatory compliance with EHS, quality and legal requirements

Who you are:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Process Engineering (or a related field) with more than 5 years of relevant experience
Experience of applying lean manufacturing tools including Daily Management, Standard Work and Lean Conversion
Equipment and process design and improvement in a regulated industry
Excellent communicator (written & verbal), comfortable interacting at all levels of the organisation
Able to work independently and collaborate well across diverse functions in a matrix organisation

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

Able to travel within UK/Europe in support of the role objectives (estimated at 10%)
Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Clean room environments in the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industry
Formal training, qualification and proven experience in Six Sigma techniques

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