Manufacturing Engineer

Join Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services as a Manufacturing Engineer

📍 Location: Hayes, UK

💰 Salary: Competitive, up to £57k (depending on experience)

🕒 Working Hours: Flexibility required, including potential shift work, evenings, and weekends

Are you a driven and experienced manufacturing engineer ready to take your career to the next level? Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services is seeking a Level 2 Manufacturing Engineer to lead process improvements and support shop floor operations in our Plating Lab.

✨ What You’ll Do

• Lead cross-functional projects to enhance manufacturing performance
• Develop and improve work instructions, tooling documentation, and inspection regimes
• Investigate new processes and layouts to boost efficiency and compliance
• Analyse production data and drive continuous improvement using Lean and statistical methods
• Support equipment maintenance and optimise tooling master data in SAP
• Conduct time and motion studies, workflow analysis, and capacity planning

🎯 What We’re Looking For

• HND or higher in a mechanical discipline with strong CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred)
• 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering and project delivery
• Proven skills in structured problem-solving (5 Whys, 8D), process improvement (DMAIC, OEE), and technical documentation
• Strong understanding of metal component processing and surface finishing
• Advanced IT skills including ERP/MRP systems and MS Office
• Excellent communication and analytical skills

✅ Additional Requirements

• Must have the right to live and work in the UK unrestricted
• Mandatory training will be provided
• Willingness to work flexibly and spend time in chemical-exposed environments