Brompton Bicycle
Manufacturing Engineer
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Job title: Manufacturing Engineer
Department: Manufacturing Engineering
Responsible to: Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Greenford
About Brompton
We make bikes that move differently. Every fold, every ride, every detail matters. At Brompton, engineering and craft meet freedom of expression. Each bike invites you to explore your city, your routine, and yourself in new ways.
We don’t just make bikes. We shape possibilities. Over fifty years of innovation flow through every frame, and every team member helps shape what comes next. We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to help us keep moving differently.
Job Purpose
Tasked with investigating, developing, and implementing solutions to issues throughout the factory, the Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible in leading projects that contribute towards improving manufacturing efficiencies safely by utilizing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques. While this role will be responsible for the entire factory floor, it will focus on manufacturing processes.
Main duties
- Lead continuous improvement projects to improve manufacturing efficiency, capacity, and product quality.
- Keep stakeholders updated on project progress.
- Offer technical support to production and shop floor teams.
- Improve Right First Time KPI and work towards a zero-defect culture.
- Define and improve process capabilities.
- Work closely with operations department to implement lean manufacturing techniques to find ways to eliminate wastes throughout the production system.
- Improve efficiency through analysis and planning of workflow, space requirements, equipment layout, and logistics flow.
- Devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to assemble the product.
- Build and maintain strong professional relationships and establish strong feedback loops between production, quality, NPI, design, and customer service teams.
- Assist with the planning, purchase, and implementation of new equipment and technologies.
- Consider new and innovative ideas to drive enhanced operational activities across the enterprise.
Skills and Requirements
- Proven demonstrable experience in process/industrial/continuous improvement engineering.
- Technical knowledge and experience of LEAN principles and other manufacturing theories.
- Problem-solving experience using Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, or other techniques.
- Exceptional self-motivation and a proactive confidence needed to identify and prioritize work.
- Project management skills and the ability to balance short-term firefighting with long-term improvement projects.
- Excellent understanding of engineering principles.
- Good communication skills and the ability to produce clear, precise instructions.
- Ability to work in a team or alone and unsupervised as needed.
- A hands-on practical approach, ability to work with tools and machinery if required.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety law and best practice.
- Good stakeholder management.
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The Person
The person fulfilling this role will be expected to develop their own competences, deliver results within agreed timescales, and ensure all work is done to the highest standards. They must be consistent in the manner they tackle all tasks which are given to them and be able to create practical procedures which ensure that all projects are completed accurately.
The successful candidate must be able to establish and build relationships with others by listening to what they have to say and then act. They must give support and practical advice in areas where experience and knowledge are needed.
The ideal candidate will have the focus and drive to achieve targets, budgets, and results. They must assert their authority when necessary to ensure agreed deadlines are achieved. They will draw conclusions by probing and contemplate the consequences of any action that is likely to be taken by proving the reliability of the information available.
The successful individual will be persistent and can see a job through to conclusion. They will be systematic, methodical, organized, factual, shrewd, hardworking. They will work within clearly defined parameters and drive to achieve results.
Education
A degree in Engineering or a related field is desirable. The ability to demonstrate a solid engineering background in a relevant environment is essential, with at least 5 years’ experience in manufacturing.
Why Brompton?
Because we make bikes that surprise and delight, we want people who do the same. Your work matters. You’ll get hands-on, tackle real problems, and see the results on the streets, on the train, and across cities around the world. At Brompton, craft, curiosity, and community come together every day, and you’ll be part of it.
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Benefits at Brompton:
- 9 Day Fortnight: This is a flexible working pattern which individuals can opt in for where an employee works their contractual hours across 9 days instead of 10 days. (i.e. 80 hours across 9 days instead of 10 days). This means the individual would work an additional hour across Monday to Thursday (across the 2-week period) to gain their Friday off.
- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave, plus all UK bank holidays, prorated.
- Competitive Salary: Plus workplace pension scheme and profit share bonus.
- Brompton Discount: Get ready to bike in style, as all employees receive up to 60% off their very own bike and accessories, plus there are discounts for your friends and family too.
- Staff Loan Bike: All employees are eligible to receive a Brompton Bicycle which they can use free of charge for up to 3 months.
- Free Breakfast: Unlimited, all-day access to an array of fruit and cereal.
- Breakout Areas: Unwind on the mezzanine floor which contains a ping-pong, foosball, and pool table and other games like darts and a giant Connect-4!
- Learning and Development: Access to free LinkedIn Learning and opportunity to devote some of your time at work to personal development. We value professional development and actively promote internal promotions and opportunities.
- Benefits: Workplace Pension Scheme, Flexible Working, Cycle to Work Scheme, and other benefits.
- Mental Health: We provide access to a confidential EAP that offers counselling, resources, and support for various mental health challenges.
- Paid Leave: We offer an enhanced Family, Paternity, and Maternity leave pay.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Commitment
Regardless of age, disability, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, culture, educational background, parental status, neurodiversity, or disability - whoever you are, if you’re passionate about your work, curious, relentless, and customer-obsessed, we want to hear from you.
Our Values
- We Take Pride: Quality is born in the details.
- We Build Community: A Brompton brings people together.
- We Are Human: Being ourselves create magic.
- We Are Curious: Inspiration is everywhere.
- We Bring Energy: Our movement and momentum are infectious.
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