Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps (Spectris group)

Job title - Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Location – Malvern, UK, - Hybrid
Role benefits – Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits + holiday (plus public holidays) + Pension Scheme, and more!  

Partners in Discovery. Together, we achieve more.

About the role

Are you driven by the challenge of solving complex problems and improving production processes? Do you thrive in a dynamic, international environment where your work makes a real impact?

We are a fast-growing, forward-thinking company with an inclusive and supportive culture, and we’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Malvern, UK. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping precision processes and contributing to meaningful results. If you’re

ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

What you will bring to the role:

• Solve engineering challenges to meet production targets using structured problem-solving tools like A3PS, 8D, and DMAIC

• Maintain and control manufacturing processes using lean tools including Standard Operating Procedures, Bills of Materials (BOMs), Control Plans, Value Stream Maps, Kanban, and Process Failure Mode Effect Analyses (PFMEAs)

• Drive, validate, and implement changes to product design focusing on quality and manufacturability, ensuring new and existing products meet specifications

• Improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through targeted projects and communicate progress to stakeholders in production and the wider business

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the safety, quality, and delivery of our market-leading products

• Support operational teams to ensure the supply of parts meets the required standards.

• Liaise with suppliers and the supplier quality team to resolve quality or delivery issues and support supplier validation and reallocation processes

• Develop and optimize cell and line layouts and workstation designs to enhance process efficiency

About you:

• Proven hands-on approach to solving complex engineering and manufacturing challenges, backed by a strong understanding of electrical and mechanical principles

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all organizational levels

• Strong time management skills, balancing immediate production needs with long-term improvement initiatives

• Degree in Engineering or Manufacturing (2:1 or higher preferred), with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role

• Enthusiastic about modern manufacturing processes, with exposure to high-technology manufacturing/assembly, Six Sigma, MES (e.g., Visual Factory), ERP (SAP), PLM/ECN systems, and manufacturing transfer

• Proficiency in technical tools such as 3D Mechanical CAD or PCB design, coupled with the ability to analyze designs for performance and manufacturability improvements

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Why you should join us:

• Be a part of an ambitious, fast-growing, international company with a friendly and inclusive culture. 

• Drive growth within a leading global organisation whose purpose is to work with our customers, to make the world a better place 

• Be a key member of our team in our amazing offices

• Gym discounts  

• Volunteering days and much more

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About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. 
Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. 

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery.  Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.
We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

Part of Spectris plc, a publicly traded FTSE 250 company, Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do – our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps
Your Partners in Discovery

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.