Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Assemblies Location: Burnley Type: 12month contract Work Hours: Standard days (full time onsite requirement) Job Description: As a Manufacturing Engineer specializing in assemblies, your role will focus on optimizing and overseeing complex manufacturing processes. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Defining and implementing assembly manufacturing processes to ensure consistency, compliance, and alignment with product design specifications. • Designing manufacturing processes to meet or exceed customer demand by ensuring sufficient capacity and capability. • Creating and validating standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quality control points, including methods of inspection. • Ensuring that effective tooling strategies, layouts, and appropriate equipment are in place. • Managing and creating documentation such as bills of materials (BOMs), layout designs, tooling designs, and data sheets. • Planning and coordinating activities contributing to the industrialization of production, working with various departments (methods, purchasing, engineering, etc.). • Evaluating risks and identifying root causes through risk analysis, including leading Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities. Candidate Skills & Requirements: • Proven experience with complex assembly manufacturing processes, ideally within the aerospace sector. • Strong understanding of machining, assembly techniques, tooling, and methods of quality assurance. • A degree or equivalent in engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, or materials), with hands-on experience. • Proficiency in using CATIA V5 modelling applications to interrogate 3D component information. • Experience in implementing and managing process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives