41 operations improvement technician jobs found

Mechanical Technician required to produce and assemble components including conduct tests, measurements, operations and process controls as part of a marine assembly systems manufacturing team. The ideal candidate will have precision engineering maritime or aerospace production experience reading blueprints to identify components, perform production assembly, test and repair. Requirements Manufacturing experience in comparable high value low volume environment, ideally maritime, subsea or aerospace. Mechanical production using hand tools, automated machines and assemblies. Quality processes understanding, assembly, test, troubleshoot, repair, test. Other relevant skills include; Wire preparation, strip, crimp and termination. Manufacturing Systems tools maintenance and harness repair. Hydraulic machine operation and programming. Continuous improvement. Responsibilities Mechanical assembly of precision engineers high value projects. Prosecute test techniques as per cell...

Maintenance Engineer Location: Aylesbury Contract: 6-Month Contract Rate: Up to £30 per hour - Negotiable  Shift Pattern: 4 On / 4 Off - Days (05:00 - 17:00) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a growing manufacturing operation based in Aylesbury on a 6-month contract. This role offers the chance to work within a fast-paced production environment, supporting the reliability and performance of manufacturing and packaging equipment. As part of the engineering team, you will be responsible for carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs, and continuous improvement activities to maximise operational efficiency and minimise downtime. Key Responsibilities for this Maintenance Engineer role:  Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities across manufacturing and packaging equipment. Diagnose faults and perform effective repairs to minimise downtime. Conduct routine inspections, servicing,...

Post Process Technician Reference: SEFGJP(phone number removed) Location: WR4 0AD Pay Rate: £13.90 per hour Contract: 6-Month Rolling Contract Hours: Core hours 7:00am - 3:00pm (flexibility required) Interview Process: One-stage Face-to-Face Interview including a Practical Test About the Role We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Post Process Technician to join a busy manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for candidates who can hit the ground running and have previous experience working with castings, dressing, fettling, blasting, and post-processing operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for finishing and refining components to meet strict quality standards using a range of pneumatic hand tools, including grinders, burr tools, die grinders, sanding discs, and blasting equipment. Candidates with experience working in a casting house, foundry, manufacturing, engineering, or fabrication environment are highly desirable. No formal...

CNC Prismatic Fine Deburr Technician (Night Shift) Location: Leamington Spa Contract Type: 6-Month Contract Shift Pattern: Monday to Thursday Nights (21:15 - 07:00) Hours: 37 Hours per Week (9.25 hours per night) Role ID: (Apply online only) Rate: £22.01 PAYE (+ £3.20 Holiday Pay) or £30.13 UMB (inclusive of 20% shift premium) The Role We are looking for an experienced CNC Prismatic Fine Deburr Technician to join a specialist manufacturing team producing high-precision transmission components and casings for the motorsport and aerospace sectors. Working within a small and highly skilled team, you will be responsible for carrying out fine deburring operations to exacting quality standards. Using both manual and power-driven hand tools, you will help ensure components meet stringent engineering and customer requirements while maintaining a right-first-time approach. This role is ideally suited to someone with excellent attention to detail, a strong engineering background,...

Safran Landing Systems is a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, serving commercial aviation, business travel, and military and defense fleets. We are committed to excellence throughout the entire product life cycle-from design, engineering, and manufacturing, to maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). Your Role As a key member of our Laboratory team, you will play a vital role in supporting the quality and efficiency of our electroplating and chemical processes, ensuring compliance with process specifications, health, safety, and environmental legislation, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Quality Management: Perform detailed chemical analyses and manage solution processes to ensure effective, efficient service and compliance with process specifications and COMAH regulations. Compile and publish vat analysis data, with a focus on salvage activity and electroplating (preferably Zinc Nickel). Health, Safety &...

General Deburr Operative (Finishing) Temp - Perm Location: Sheffield Days (38 hours per week): Monday - Thursday: 7:15am - 16:00pm and Friday: 7:15am - 12:15am Hourly pay : £13.90 ph About the Role We are looking for a Manufacturing Technician to join our team. This hands-on role involves deburring, finishing, inspecting, and preparing precision-machined components to meet quality and customer requirements, including aerospace standards. You will work with a range of hand tools, power tools, and measuring equipment to ensure components are finished to specification while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and housekeeping. Key Responsibilities Deburr and finish machined components in line with engineering drawings and work instructions. Carry out operations such as drilling, countersinking, chamfering, tapping, polishing, trimming, and sawing. Inspect and measure components using callipers, gauges, fixtures, and other measuring equipment. Safely use hand...

Operations Support Technician Location: Barrow-in-Furness Pay: £300.00 - £450.00 per day PAYE (DOE) Contract: Long-term Contract (2+ Years) Hours: 37 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday Land and Sea Resources are recruiting for an experienced Operations Support Technician to join a major energy operator based at Barrow Gas Terminal. This Operations Support Technician opportunity is ideal for candidates with experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, process plant, terminal operations or maintenance who are looking for a long-term contract with an industry-leading organisation. The Operations Support Technician will play a key role in supporting the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of production and maintenance activities across the terminal. As an Operations Support Technician, you will provide frontline operational support, ensuring work is carried out safely and in accordance with Safe Systems of Work (SSoW), Operating Integrity (OI) requirements and Permit to Work...

Quality Technician – Aerospace Manufacturing We are recruiting for a Quality Technician to join a leading aerospace manufacturing environment supporting production quality, non-conformance management and operational quality activities. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with experience in aerospace, precision engineering or regulated manufacturing environments who have worked within production quality, inspection or manufacturing support roles. Key Responsibilities: • Process non-conforming material and support containment activities • Manage NCRs, concessions and quality investigations • Maintain SAP quality records, trackers and KPI metrics • Support Quality Engineers with root cause investigations and drawing changes • Work closely with production, engineering and operations teams • Drive continuous improvement and support zero defect initiatives Requirements: • Experience within aerospace, manufacturing or engineering environments • Background in quality...

CNC Grinder | CNC Grinding Operator | Precision Grinder | Aerospace Grinder | Manufacturing Grinder Yeovil, Somerset | £18.99-£19.54 per hour | Full-Time | Permanent Introduction Acorn by Synergie is recruiting CNC Grinders on behalf of Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced CNC Grinders, CNC Grinding Operators, Precision Grinders, Aerospace Grinders, and Manufacturing Grinders to join a world-leading aerospace manufacturer producing precision-engineered components to the highest industry standards. What We Offer £18.99-£19.54 per hour. Full-time opportunities available. Weekend shift pattern. Work for a globally recognised aerospace manufacturer. Modern, high-tech manufacturing environment. Career development and ongoing training opportunities. Supportive and professional engineering team. Immediate starts available. Key Duties Perform internal and external grinding using MDI (Manual Data Input) CNC grinding machinery. Carry out...

NRL is looking for a Fitter to provide a high quality, comprehensive, accurate and timely assembly of FA, motor pump sets and manifold assemblies, to support the achievement of business objectives and the provision of superior service. This will be a 3 month contract initially with potential for extension depending on workload.    Main Objectives and Tasks To build and maintain a good working knowledge of FA automation assemblies including TS2, VF, LT and EDC assemblies and their assembly methods, company products and services, customers and working practices, to perform the role efficiently and effectively with a keen eye on the finer details. To contribute to the overall department objectives and plan by: Sharing information with others to enable them to fulfil their role inclusive of assisting with apprentice development as and when required. Using knowledge, information and skills in planning and working for the department. Sharing ideas and suggestions for improvements via...

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing aerospace environment, working on nacelle structures and components. You will play a key role in the precision assembly and fitting of aircraft structures, contributing to a programme that demands the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance. This role suits someone who takes real pride in their craftsmanship and thrives in a detail-driven, hands-on engineering environment. Now introducing an additional travel assistance scheme for candidates who are non-local from site. You will receive up to £200 per week in expenses to help with any travel and accommodation costs if you live 39 miles away or further. This policy will be reviewed on the 1st February 2027. Key Information: £19.70 PAYE / £26.19 Umbrella, Overtime rates available Traveller Assistance scheme Burnley, BB10 Aerospace Manufacturing ASAP Starts Key Responsibilities • Fit and assemble nacelle components and sub-assemblies in line with technical...

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician – Electrical Bias Job Type: Temporary until Christmas initially Location: Flint Pay Rate: £27 per hour Shift Pattern: 6am-6pm/6pm-6am – 2 days/2 nights on, 6 days off Sector: Manufacturing / Process Engineering Are you an electrically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician looking for a temporary role through to Christmas with a well-established paper manufacturing business? This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established engineering team, working on complex process machinery in a safety-focused, supportive environment. The Role Carry out planned, preventative and predictive maintenance on paper machine equipment and associated plant. Troubleshoot equipment and process issues to root cause. Work closely with colleagues to deliver lasting solutions and reduce downtime. Work to engineering KPIs with a “fix it for good” mindset. Support continuous improvement activity across the engineering function. Coach and support...

An exciting opportunity to join a leading UK energy operator supporting offshore gas operations in the Southern North Sea. Working within the Maintenance team in Norwich, you’ll provide mechanical engineering support to help maximise the reliability, availability, and performance of critical offshore equipment including pumps, compressors, engines, valves, piping, vessels, and generator systems. This is a Monday–Friday office-based role in Norwich, with occasional travel to onshore and offshore assets. Key Responsibilities Provide mechanical engineering support across Operations, Maintenance, Projects, Integrity, and Metering Support shutdowns, outages, and maintenance activities Carry out root cause failure investigations and identify reliability improvements Help reduce production losses and improve equipment performance Review maintenance strategies and support backlog reduction Specify and procure replacement equipment and services Support Management of Change processes...

Contract Type: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC) Industry: Healthcare Technology / Medical Devices About the Role Join an innovative healthcare technology and diagnostics company dedicated to expanding access to care through rapid, accurate point-of-care testing platforms. We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer (Instrumentation) for a 12-Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC). In this role, you will design, implement, monitor, and maintain manufacturing processes and work instructions within the medical device industry. You will play a vital role in evaluating workflows, collaborating with external partners, and scaling production while ensuring strict adherence to regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities * Process Evaluation & Continuous Improvement: Evaluate manufacturing processes and workflows to identify improvements by collaborating with line operators, component vendors, and key suppliers. * CMO & V&V Support: Support verification and...

Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world‑class centre for the design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight‑control solutions used across commercial, military and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best. Our UK Actuation business brings together engineering excellence, advanced manufacturing capability and a proud heritage within the aerospace sector. Whether supporting major global programmes or developing the next generation of actuation technologies, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Manufacturing Engineer - Machining Safran - Here, we craft excellence together. At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a...

Industrial Engineer - Refrigeration & Electrical Location: Calne, Wiltshire Pay rate: £20.00 - £25.00 p/h DOE Contract: Temporary with intent to become permanent after 6-12 months Hours: Full-time We're recruiting for an experienced Industrial / Production Support Engineer to join an established engineering business in Corsham. This is a technically varied role supporting manufacturing, overhaul, testing, fault finding and new product introduction, acting as the key link between Engineering and Operations. The Role You'll provide specialist engineering support across the workshop, helping resolve complex technical issues, improve processes and introduce new products, equipment and technologies. Key responsibilities include: Advanced fault finding across electrical, refrigeration and HVAC systems. Supporting production, testing and overhaul teams with technical issues. Developing and improving test procedures, work instructions and technical documentation. Supporting...

A leading global technology company in the energy sector is seeking a Mechanical Assembly Test Engineer to join its on-site operations team in Cumbria. In this role, you will be responsible for performing a range of technical and mechanical tasks to support production, assembly, and testing processes. You will contribute to maintaining high quality standards and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. Responsibilities Perform technical duties across mechanical, electronic, and system-based projects. Conduct testing, measurements, and process controls on key production lines. Read and interpret engineering drawings and job documentation ( work orders, bills of materials). Troubleshoot and repair product or process issues. Maintain tools, machinery, and equipment to ensure operational efficiency. Support continuous improvement using modern manufacturing principles. Skills Hands on experience in mechanical assembly, testing, or manufacturing environments....

Work as part of the electrical team to ensure all mining machinery and equipment performs safely and efficiently through planned inspections, effective fault-finding, timely repairs, and proactive maintenance. The Key Responsibilities Safety & Compliance * Complete statutory inspections and reports in line with legislation and site requirements. * Comply with current Health & Safety regulations, risk assessments, method statements, and site-specific rules. * Conduct and document electrical isolations per company procedures. * Maintain awareness of evolving health and safety standards. Maintenance & Operations * Inspect, fault-find, maintain and repair face-line machinery, conveyor systems, and switchgear. * Install, advance and maintain underground communications and lighting systems. * Plan and execute work based on shift reports and inspections. * Utilise the Permit to Work system; issue permits as authorised. Teamwork & Communication...

Senior CAPA & Quality Assurance Lead Folkestone| Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits Quality Assurance | QA | CAPA | Root Cause Analysis | GMP | ISO 13485 | ISO 22716 | Medical Devices | Cosmetics | Lean Six Sigma | Investigations | Quality Systems Are you an experienced Quality Assurance professional with a passion for solving complex quality issues and driving continuous improvement? Our client, a highly respected manufacturer operating within the cosmetics and medical devices sectors, is seeking a Senior CAPA & Quality Assurance Lead to take ownership of complex investigations, corrective and preventative actions, and quality improvement initiatives across the business. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced QA professional to play a pivotal role in strengthening quality systems, reducing recurring issues and supporting regulatory compliance within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The Role Reporting into the Quality leadership team, you...

Engineering Supervisor £55,000 - £60,000 12 month fixed term contract Wrexham Days Only (Mon-Fri) gap technical are proud to be representing this global manufacturing business in their search for a Maintenance Engineering Supervisor to work at their facility based near Wrexham Performance Objectives Maintenance Leadership & Strategy Lead the site maintenance function, providing hands-on and strategic leadership to maintenance engineers and technicians. Develop and implement a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and predictive maintenance strategy across all process areas. Own and manage maintenance KPIs (uptime, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, OEE support). Drive a proactive maintenance culture, reducing reactive breakdowns and unplanned stoppages.Plant & Equipment Coverage Maintain and support equipment across the full manufacturing lifecycle, including but not limited to: Wax Assembly & Injection Equipment Shell/Coating Lines and Drying Systems Shot blast, grinding, and...