Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

Seeking your next career move in Automotive Equipment Manufacturing?

We are currently supporting a leading client in the automotive sector and are looking for a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to join the team on-site with a global automotive manufacturer based in Cheshire. This position is available on either a permanent or contract basis.

Responsibilities will include:

• Monitor and track the installation progress across key milestones.
• Act as the main point of contact between the OEM, suppliers, and internal teams for General Assembly.
• Join meetings focused on solving problems and analysing faults.
• Lead testing activities during adjustment phases.
• Create reports after each system modification and restart.
• Provide weekly updates on supplier progress and project deadlines.
• Schedule and validate specification approvals, including product-process alignment.
• Review and compare technical and financial supplier proposals.
• Oversee supplier approval, production launch, safety checks, and final equipment acceptance.

Skills and experience required:

• Knowledge and experience of automotive process engineering.
• Experience of design and install of manufacturing equipment.
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Knowledge of Project Management.
• Strong cross functional team leadership skills.
• Able to work autonomously, with a hands-on approach.
• Experience of and a good working knowledge of MS Office, knowledge of CAD systems is an advantage.

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe and look forward to welcoming you into our team.

To meet with current legislation, right to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are able to work within the UK, unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Any application will be treated in a highly confidentiality manner and all conversations will be respected. For more information on this Manufacturing Equipment Engineer role, please apply now!