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Product Value Engineer
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Product Value Engineer
Ledbury | Permanent | Full Time - £50,000 - £55,000
Looking for a role where you can make a genuine commercial impact?
An innovative manufacturing business is looking for a Product Value Engineer to drive product cost reduction, value engineering and design improvement projects across its product range.
This isn't a traditional Continuous Improvement role focused on shop floor processes. Instead, you'll be working closely with Engineering, Procurement and Production teams to identify smarter, more cost-effective ways of designing, sourcing and manufacturing products without compromising quality or performance.
The Role
- Lead product cost reduction and value engineering projects across existing product ranges.
- Challenge product designs, specifications and material selections to identify savings opportunities.
- Drive component rationalisation, standardisation and simplification initiatives.
- Work with suppliers to explore alternative materials, components and sourcing strategies.
- Support product redesign projects with a focus on manufacturability, performance and margin improvement.
- Manage a pipeline of cost-out and product improvement projects from concept through to implementation.
- Measure and report the commercial impact of improvement activities.
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Essential Requirements
- Experience delivering product cost reduction or value engineering projects.
- Background within Product Engineering, Mechanical Design, Manufacturing Engineering or a similar discipline.
- Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM/DFMA) principles.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Procurement and Operations teams.
- Strong commercial awareness and analytical problem-solving ability.
Desirable
- Experience with Design-to-Cost methodologies.
- Product optimisation, component rationalisation or specification simplification experience.
- Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
- Experience within a manufacturing environment.
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Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to join a business where you'll have the autonomy to challenge existing products, influence design decisions and deliver measurable commercial improvements.
The successful individual will play a key role in improving product competitiveness, driving cost savings and helping shape the future direction of a growing manufacturing business.
If you're looking to join a forward-thinking engineering business where you can develop your skills and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV and a Hewett Recruitment Consultant will be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.
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