Our client are a leading manufacturer providing specialist solutions to a variety of industries such as aerospace, power generation, rail and oil and gas industries. They are looking for a meticulous Manufacturing Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.Manufacturing EngineerSalary dependant on experiencePermanent PositionMonday - Thursday 8am-4:30pm, Friday 1:30pm finishCompetitive Salary, 25 days holiday + bank holidays4x annual salary life assurance, pensionTowcesterScope of Role:Working across operations, supply chain and design engineering to provide manufacturing engineering expertise in supporting existing and new products, defining new and supporting existing processes. You will assist in the implementation of strategic Lean initiatives throughout the Company, leading some Continuous Improvement projects.Main Duties/Responsibilities Work with manufacturing cell leaders, lean co-ordinator and design engineering to improve process efficienciesImplement ''Standard work'', generating and maintaining manufacturing documentation (SOP''s, Routings, "Visual Factory" displays)Creation and Maintenance of Routings in the MRP systemImplement lean manufacturing methods (e.g. 1-piece flow lines, visual factory) to reduce throughput times, rework/scrap and work in progress Implement basic improvement tools, from 5S, 7 Wastes, Visual Management and Standardised Work balanced assembly lines where single (best) piece flow philosophies are employedImplement any required layout