Manufacturing Engineering Technician – Body Assembly

You will support the Manufacturing Engineering team in ensuring and improving adhesive and joining processes used in Body Assembly.

Principal accountabilities:

• Coordinate and execute a defined process validation and assurance programme within Body Assembly.
• Monitor and report on process performance, identifying variations, risks, and opportunities to improve quality and consistency.
• Maintain process-related data and reporting outputs, ensuring accurate documentation and traceability.
• Prepare detailed process validation reports to support engineering decisions.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing and quality-related issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain stable and repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Contribute to developing and refining process standards, procedures, and work instructions.
• Support introducing and validating new or modified processes, materials, and technologies.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure processes and materials meet safety and quality requirements.
• Support corrective action management and process improvements.

Additional responsibilities:

• Participate in process reviews and continuous improvement workshops.
• Contribute to PFMEA and process control activities.
• Assist with introducing engineering changes into production.
• Support training and knowledge sharing within the team.

Requirements:

• Experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment (automotive or similar).
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and production environments.
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting experience.
• Ability to support structured problem-solving and improvement activities.
• Awareness of process assurance and quality control principles.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to defined standards.
• Collaborative and proactive mindset.

Benefits:

• Structured career development framework.
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced company pension scheme.
• Discretionary annual bonus award.
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan.
• Life assurance benefit.
• Sabbatical opportunity after two years' service.
• Adaptable benefits and wellbeing initiatives.