Manufacturing Engineer

Technical Placements Ltd
📍 Heaton Chapel, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 06, 2026

Job Description

We’re looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer with strong lean manufacturing and assembly experience to join a fast-scaling, global defence business supplying equipment to the British military. This is a rare chance to play a key role in building a new production capability locally, with direct knowledge transfer from a European parent site.

You’ll own the Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) development for a critical vehicle build programme and become the go-to expert on the shopfloor during ramp-up and beyond.

Why join?

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c£50k salary with strong long-term career progression

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Early finish Fridays (12pm)

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Excellent pension: 7% employer / 4% employee

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25–28 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

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Life assurance (4x salary)

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Enhanced sick pay

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Cycle to work scheme

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Free on-site parking

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Job Details

  • Location Heaton Chapel, Greater Manchester
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category architecture-and-engineering
  • Posted Date June 06, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 16, 2026