Overview

Are you ready to shape the future of advanced manufacturing? Expleo UK is looking for a Process Engineering Manager who thrives on optimisation, innovation, and bringing structure to complex industrial environments. If you're excited by the idea of leading engineering excellence and driving high-impact continuous improvement projects, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.

Responsibilities

• As a Process Engineering Manager, you will lead and develop engineering processes that elevate operational performance across our client's manufacturing environments. You will:
  • Lead process engineering strategy, covering methods, capability improvement, process design, and optimisation
  • Develop and implement best-in-class industrial processes, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and alignment with business goals
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lean tools, diagnostics, and SPS/SIM methodologies
  • Manage investment planning, ensuring strong ROI for new equipment and manufacturing technologies
  • Lead retrofit, renewal, and deployment of new tools, machines, and production assets
  • Oversee layout design, ergonomics, workflow optimisation, and process flow simulation
  • Ensure equipment maintainability through TPM practices and engineering standardisation
  • Lead and mentor a team of engineers, developing skills, performance and engagement
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, industrial deployment, maintenance, and operations teams
  • Provide technical guidance to external suppliers and design partners

Qualifications

• Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline
• Additional certifications (Lean Six Sigma, TPM, NEBOSH, etc.) are a plus, not a requirement

Essential skills

• Knowledge of lean principles, industrial diagnostics, and continuous improvement techniques
• Familiarity with TPM, equipment maintainability, and operational performance metrics (OEE, TTP, DT, etc.)
• Ability to lead engineering teams, manage budgets, and drive change in complex environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable using ERP systems and MS Office for reporting and planning

Experience

• Experience in layout design, capacity planning, ergonomics, and process optimisation
• Strong experience in manufacturing or process engineering leadership
• Experience in simulation tools, digital manufacturing or Industry 4.0
• Exposure to industrial investment planning and ROI analysis
• Background in automation, robotics, or advanced manufacturing systems
• Experience working within SPS frameworks or similar operational excellence systems

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive