Contract Manufacturing Engineer - Defence

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Contract Manufacturing Engineer - Defence
Midlands | Competitive Hourly Rate (Outside IR35) | Flexible Working

An excellent opportunity to join a well-established defence manufacturing organisation supporting critical programmes within a highly regulated environment. With a strong pipeline of work and ongoing investment in production capability, this role offers the chance to make a tangible impact on manufacturing performance and process development.

The Role
Supporting and improving manufacturing processes to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets

Developing and maintaining manufacturing methods, work instructions, and routings

Providing hands-on engineering support to production teams to resolve technical and process issues

Working closely with design, quality, and supply chain functions to support NPI and ongoing production

Ensuring manufacturing processes comply with defence, quality, and regulatory standards

Driving continuous improvement initiatives across safety, efficiency, and yield

Supporting shop-floor activities and production readiness as required

What You Need
Proven experience in a Manufacturing Engineer or Production Engineer role

Background within defence, aerospace, automotive, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments

Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, tooling, and production methods

Experience supporting both NPI and serial production

Confident communicator, able to work effectively across multi-disciplinary teams

Familiarity with quality systems and regulated industry standards

This is a strong contract opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer looking to work on technically challenging defence programmes within a stable and well-supported Midlands-based manufacturing environment. If you have experience delivering engineering support in regulated manufacturing and enjoy working close to production, we’d love to hear from you
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Location:
Birmingham
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering

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