143 Manufacturing jobs in Stoke on Trent

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer - Procurement

Location: Lichfield

Salary: DOE + T&S

Key Skills: Manufacturing Processes, Technical Documentation, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Root Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement, ERP/MRP Systems

The Role:

A brand new role! We are looking for an experienced Manufacturing professional to work as part of an established supply chain and procurement setup looking after suppliers across the UK in identifying capabilities as well as creating solutions and solving problems in their processes and deliverance.

So, what will you be doing as a Manufacturing Engineer?

• Serve as the technical interface between engineering teams and suppliers, ensuring compliance with design and technical flow-down requirements.
• Conduct supplier site visits, providing hands-on support to resolve complex manufacturing challenges or address underperformance.
• Collaborate closely with the Quality team to lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply expertise in APQP, PFMEA, and PPAP to influence product definition and production processes, ensuring supplier quality adherence.
• Partner with Procurement to integrate technical considerations into category strategies, supplier selection, and long-term supplier development.
• Participate in cross-functional reviews for design changes, engineering issues, and risk assessments impacting supply chain capability.

What are we looking for in our next Manufacturing Engineer?

• Proven experience in a manufacturing engineering or technical supply chain role, ideally within defence, maritime, or other high-integrity engineering sectors.
• Degree, HNC, or HND in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Production Engineering (or equivalent qualification).
• Strong knowledge of complex manufacturing processes such as machining, fabricated assemblies, PCBAs, welding, coatings, NDT, or composites.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, GD&T, material specifications, and quality/process standards.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across customer and supplier networks.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and modern supply chain practices.

Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive Salary: Attractive compensation package based on experience and expertise.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and retirement plans to support your well-being.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.
• Cutting-Edge Projects: Engage in groundbreaking engineering projects that impact the industry.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside industry experts in a dynamic and innovative setting.

How to Apply:

Showcase your expertise and passion for Manufacturing Processes. Submit your updated resume and a cover letter outlining your experience and enthusiasm for joining our team in Lichfield.

***PLEASE NOTE***

• Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy

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The Best Connection Group Limited are currently recruiting for multiple production operatives for a well valued client in the Winsford area.

• These roles have a immediate start
• These are temp-to-perm vacancies (ongoing)
• Can be a hot working environment

The daily duties and responsibilities:

• To be apart of the production team to produce products to customer standards, specifications and schedules.
• Operate automated and manual machinery
• Follow all health and safety procedures
• Keep your work space clean and tidy
• To quality inspect products being produced and to raise any concerns to management
• Record data and maintain documents including daily worksheets
• Follow all instructions correctly

What we are looking for:

• Organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong health and safety awareness
• Innovative
• Reliable
• Able to work well in team

Working hours:

06:00am-14:00pm

14:00pm-22:00pm

Rotating weekly shifts

Monday - Friday

Overtime available on weekends

Pay:

12.21

More About The Role
We are seeking a skilled Scheduler to join our Planning Department, our Schedulers primarily focus on packaging scheduling, ensuring the efficient and timely packaging of our products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain packaging schedules to ensure the timely delivery of products according to production demands.
• Coordinate with production teams to optimise packaging processes and minimise downtime.
• Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with procurement to ensure adequate packaging materials are available.
• Analyse production data to identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and meet production targets.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records related to packaging schedules and inventory management.

If you are a detail-oriented individual with a passion for scheduling and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our team at Morrisons Winsford Meat Manufacturing and play a key role in ensuring the efficient packaging of our high-quality meat products.

About You
Requirements:

• Proven experience in production scheduling, preferably in a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Excel and scheduling software.
• Attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

In return you'll get:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays).
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us.
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member.
• Career progression and development opportunities.Subsidised staff canteen.
• Free parking.Market leading pension and life assurance.
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP.
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more.
• Long Service Awards.Optional Payroll charity donations.
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

 

About The Company
You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.
At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.
We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.

More About The Role
We’ve got a fantastic opportunity for a Shift Coordinator to join our manufacturing site. As a Shift Coordinator you will be reviewing daily production plans and supporting the Team Managers to ensure that we are efficiently run to ensure production delivery is completed on time and in full. You will ensure that labour plans are in place and review them on a daily, weekly and 6 weekly basis to ensure appropriate resources are allocated to run the plan. You will be supporting the Team Managers with note taking for meetings, team briefs, updating colleague communication boards and the general administration and running of the Production lines.
 
Shift coordinators generate daily and weekly information to support performance reviews of our operation and any improvement activities identified from the reviews. You will also work with new product development teams to coordinate and plan trials when needed. This is a fantastic role giving you great contacts and a wide knowledge base to prepare you for a future with great development and stretch at Morrisons.

About You
We're looking for someone with proven ability to prioritise your own and others workload with excellent attention to detail, as well as the ability to understand customer requirements and respond to their feedback. You will have experience of using Oracle (or similar systems) and be generally computer literate with the ability to deliver excellent customer service every day, a collaborative and inclusive approach to problem solving and a good working knowledge of manufacturing/production.
 
In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays).
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us.
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member.
• Career progression and development opportunities.Subsidised staff canteen.
• Free parking.Market leading pension and life assurance.
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP.
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more.
• Long Service Awards.Optional Payroll charity donations.
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About The Company
You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.
At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.
We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.

Manufacturing Technician - Radway Green - 47,500

My client is looking for a skilled Manufacturing Technician to join their established team in Radway Green. This is a great opportunity to work in a fast paced, high quality production environment with strong pay, benefits and excellent career potential.

The Role

You'll be responsible for:

• Operating and maintaining manufacturing processes safely
• Escalating issues that affect safety or quality
• Supporting production programmes and continuous improvement projects
• Identifying and solving safety, quality, and production problems
• Setting, operating, and maintaining plant and equipment

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Time-served mechanical engineering apprenticeship (NVQ Level 3 minimum)
• Background in fast-paced production and planned maintenance
• Experience with plant/equipment set-up and operation
• Strong fault-finding skills (root cause, corrective and preventative action)

Desirable:

• Basic knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Experience with pneumatic or automated systems

If you're a qualified Manufacturing Technician looking for excellent pay, strong benefits and long term stability, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

Job Title:     Manufacturing Technician

Salary:     £37,935 per annum + 25% shift allowance (£47,418) + overtime

Location:     Radway Green

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world’s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Manufacturing Technician. The role will be based at Radway Green just outside of Crewe and will require the successful candidate to be on site full time working a varied shift pattern (please see details below).

The company works at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

You will be joining the Manufacturing team who operate on a 3 shift rotating system, working 37 hours per week. The 3 shifts are as follows:

• Monday- Thurs: 8 hours per shift
• Fridays: 5 hours per shift

Overtime is also available at a 25% enhancement rate during the week and a 60% enhancement rate at the weekend.

This post would suit someone with either High Volume precision skills or a Tool change/ Machine Setup background who can work with smaller equipment machines due to the fine adjustments and setups needed.

Candidates with tool setting or tool change experience who can setup and tune a machine, have skills on fine tuning but also running machinery is highly advantageous for this role.

If you have had a previous role as one of the following roles then we would like to hear from you: Machine Setup Technician, Die Setter, Inspection Setup Technician, Tool Setter/ Toolroom Technician, or previous precision manufacturing experience.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensuring processes are maintained and operated in a safe manner and escalate issues affecting safety within the given production area
• Ensuring that work undertaken adheres to relevant quality standards and provides support in the implementation of quality improvement projects
• Operating of manufacturing processes and facilities to meet production programme requirements
• Supporting implementation of continuous improvement activities
• Identifying, raising and implementing solutions to safety, quality and production problems

Benefits:

• Overtime is also available at a 25% enhancement rate during the week and a 60% enhancement rate at the weekend.
• Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined
• Flexible working pattern including working from home/ flexible start and finish times
• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years’ service/ 27 days after 10 years’ service
• Shared Incentive Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary
• Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary

About You:

Essential:

• A time served mechanical engineering apprenticeship in a manufacturing environment (minimum NVQ Level 3)
• Experience of working within a fast paced production environment whilst conducting planned maintenance work
• Experience in the setting and operating of manufacturing plant and equipment
• Experienced in fault finding with root cause, corrective and preventative activities
• High volume precision skills or a Tool change/ Machine setup background

Desirable:

• Basic understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Experience with pneumatic and automated systems
• Experience in blow moulding would be highly desirable

You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

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Carbon60 is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join a client of ours based in Broughton. Our client is a leading aircraft manufacturing company who have an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the A350 Manufacturing Engineering team at Broughton. As a member of the lineside support team, you will be supporting the fast-paced production line, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives, problem solve and support cycle time & efficiency projects.

This is a contract position lasting until October 2026 offering both PAYE and Umbrella rates. Working hours are Double Day Shift Pattern (20% uplift on rate)

• Alternating weeks of morning and afternoon Monday to Friday
• Mornings - 6:00am - 1:10pm
• Afternoons - 1:30pm - 8:40pm

The main mission:

• Identify, analyse & solve recurrent technical issues not directly manageable by the operators & FLM (First Line Manager).
• Provide a view at shop floor level within the production team.
• Accompany to production team.
• Achieve optimum of effort and work results through planning, production control and management of products and the design of processes.
• Achieve the expected Industrial Excellence targets within area by ensuring adherence and continuous improvement of operational process.

The main activities:

• Daily / on shift line side support to manage technical issues & continuous improvement: missing parts, non-conformities, concessions if applicable, outstanding work, maintenance, jigs & tools.
• Perform work order management for out of cycle work.
• Escalate recurrent issues & request support to the Work Prep, Maintenance, MAP & Outstanding Work support functions roles, if not manageable at level1.
• Support capacity management: anticipate capacity fluctuation to cover changes in the PLC (product life cycle situation) and grow competence.
  

Requirements:

• Desirable NVQ L4 / HNC or equivalent
• Background in Manufacturing Engineering
• Previous experience in a technical role using CATIA & SAP would be an advantage
• Basic level of understanding the Aircraft build philosophy

If you are interested in this position and would like to know more, please contact Carbon60 Fareham.

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Overview:
Proactive Personnel Ltd are seeking dedicated and detail-oriented Manufacturing Operatives to join our client dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for various tasks within the manufacturing/production process, contributing to the production of high-quality products. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate a commitment to safety and efficiency.

Shift: Days & Nights Available (You will need to complete training on days before working on Nights)!

Duties:

• You will be tasked with working on a number of various manufacturing roles such as; Assembling, Deburring, Inserting, Finishing, Bushing and working on Press Brakes.
• Some work may include working within our clients paint shop; masking, demasking, powder coating etc.
• Using hand & power tools.
• Operating various manufacturing machinery.
• Operate and monitor manufacturing equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Conduct regular inspections of machinery and equipment, reporting any issues promptly.
• Maintain a clean and organised work area to promote safety and efficiency.
• Collaborate with team members to meet manufacturing targets and deadlines.
• Follow all safety protocols and guidelines to ensure a safe working environment.

Requirements:

• Prior experience within Manufacturing, Production or Engineering is essential.
• Previous experience within sheet metal would be beneficial.
• Previous experience within CNC work or Quality inspection would be beneficial.
• Must have previous experience using hand & power tools.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow instructions accurately.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, capable of identifying issues and implementing solutions.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, for effective teamwork.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic understanding of machinery operation is preferred but training will be provided. Join us in our commitment to excellence in manufacturing, where your contributions will make a significant impact on our success!

If you are interested in the position and would like to discuss the role further, please click "Apply Now" or contact our technical consultant today on (phone number removed)!