Manufacturing Engineer

Carbon60 are proud to be partnering with Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services to recruit for a Manufacturing Engineer within the Technical Engineering department. Lufthansa Technik are a global leading provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the civil aviation industry.

This Manufacturing Engineer position is on a permanent basis and has become available due to continued growth and expansion. The successful candidate will provide manufacturing engineering expertise to support shop floor operations at Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services focusing on work instructions, tooling documentation, critical checks, and maintenance programs. Responsibilities include creating, reviewing, and improving process documentation and collaborating with the Operations team to address production defects and drive continuous development.

Role Responsibilities will include:

• To create and produce manufacturing work instructions and documentation, i.e. how tooling should be used in production, critical checks - based on tooling manufacturing designs developed within the department
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, IT, tooling, supply chain, maintenance to ensure successful project implementation
• With liaison with the rest of the technical team, investigate and develop new processes, methods, and layouts to increase equipment flexibility and improve throughput, within the OEM standard requirements
• Identifying process waste and proposing solutions
• Supporting the TPM (M), investigate non-conformities and within the matric environment to alter tooling and or process until deficiency or unsatisfactory condition is corrected.
• Analysing and reporting on production processes, methods, schedules, downtime, cycle times, availability of machines and waste management
• Coordinating maintenance and repair services to keep production equipment operational
• Supporting the TPM (M) with structured problem-solving projects linked to both project deliverables and day-to-day manufacturing issues
• Be compliant with the Company's Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy procedures
• Development of master data for tooling and equipment control in our SAP Computer system
• Conduct time and motion studies, workflow analysis, line balancing, capacity analysis and process mapping to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

Skills and Experience required:

• Proven experience of creating and producing manufacturing work instructions and documentation, i.e. how tooling should be used in production, critical checks / inspection regimes
• Ability to read engineering drawings and basic metrology skills
• Ability to understand the mechanical aspects of manufacturing processes
• Ability to communicate with both production staff and process engineering to understand requirements and its use
• Experience in a metal component processing, including surface finishing operations for Aerospace components.
• Excellent IT knowledge (Understanding of MRP & ERP / MS Office products.
• High analysis, trouble shooting and problem-solving skills

Why Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services? Here are some of their benefits and rewards:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Discounted Flight Benefits
• Reduced Gym memberships Retail and Hotel Discounts
• Seasonal Company Events
• Further benefits specific to management position.

Day shift Monday to Friday.

From £28,898 salary.

If you are interested in the role and want some more information, please contact Becky on 01329 745 931 or email

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.