Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer NPI

Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer NPI – 6-12 Month Contract - Competitive Rate | Immediate Start - SE London

We're looking for an experienced Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer to support a key manufacturing project on an initial six-month contract.

This is a hands-on role focused on NPI, process development, industrialisation and continuous improvement, with responsibility for driving manufacturing activities from product introduction through to validation and production.

The Role

• Drive NPI and manufacturing readiness for new products and processes.
• Lead the development and optimisation of manufacturing processes, production lines and workstations.
• Support process validation, producing validation documentation and technical reports.
• Provide hands-on manufacturing support for plant assembly operations.
• Investigate production issues, including pressure test failures, using RCA and structured problem solving.
• Identify and implement improvements to quality, efficiency and process capability.
• Support and drive CAPEX projects, including equipment specification, acquisition and implementation.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering and Quality teams to resolve issues and deliver successful NPI projects.

About You

You'll be a well-rounded Manufacturing/Process Engineer with:

• Proven experience in manufacturing process development, NPI and industrialisation.
• Experience setting up production lines, workstations and manufacturing processes.
• Strong RCA and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting CAPEX and equipment implementation.
• The ability to work across multiple NPI projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• A hands-on approach to solving production and process issues.

Experience with gluing, moulding, brazing and/or pressure testing would be highly desirable.

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact on key manufacturing projects, driving NPI, process improvement and manufacturing readiness in a hands-on engineering environment.

Send your CV for review and, if your experience looks like a good match, I'll give you a call.