Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer (Manufacturing Planner)

Sheffield - Afternoon Shift (Monday-Thursday 14:00–22:00, early Friday finish)

£40,000 - £50,000

+ excellent benefits

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.

We’re supporting a global aerospace leader in the search for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join a high-performing fabrication and industrial engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a complex, highly regulated manufacturing environment, contributing to advanced aerospace programmes while driving efficiency, quality, and innovation across production.

The Role

You will play a key role in manufacturing processes, ensuring products are delivered on time, to cost, and to the highest quality standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating and maintaining manufacturing documentation (BOMs, work instructions, configurations)
• Managing suppliers, tooling lifecycle, and manufacturing readiness
• Investigating production issues and driving root cause solutions
• Providing producibility input to design teams
• Developing work sequencing and integrated manufacturing plans
• Ensuring processes meet compliance and operational standards

What We’re Looking For

• Strong background in manufacturing / production engineering
• Knowledge of metallurgy, heat treatment, grinding, gears, surface processing or NDT
• Experience with metallic component manufacturing
• Familiarity with aerospace standards and processes
• Proven problem-solving capability and stakeholder engagement skills
• Relevant engineering qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable Experience

• Aerospace sector experience
• Experience with gears or transmission components
• Structured problem solving (8D / RCCA)
• Lean Six Sigma exposure
• PPAP / PFMEA experience

Why Apply? xwzovoh

• Opportunity to work with a globally recognised engineering organisation
• Competitive salary, bonus and strong benefits package
• Clear development pathways and continuous learning support
• Inclusive and collaborative working environment
• Strong work-life balance with early Friday finishes

Please note: This is a permanent afternoon shift role, so flexibility is essential.