Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Sterling Kohler; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Cheltenham seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to enhance safety and quality in operations. The successful candidate will support continuous improvement initiatives, engage with cross-functional teams, and ensure efficient processes in a dynamic environment. An engineering degree and experience in manufacturing are essential. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, including company bonuses and healthcare. Join a team committed to innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Company bonuses

Healthcare plan

Generous pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record in continuous improvement in manufacturing.
• Capable of working independently and leading a team.
• Experience with automated assembly equipment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of operations strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement of processes, ensuring safety and quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance performance.

Skills

Engineering degree

Continuous improvement

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Analytical abilities

Problem-solving

IT-literate

Team leadership

Project management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft applications

Six Sigma

Lean tools

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Work Mode: Onsite

Hybrid Role with 3 days onsite in Cheltenham

Salary up to £46K (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan and generous pension scheme.

Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira.

From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.

We are looking for a senior manufacturing engineer to support delivery of our operations strategy by championing a safe working environment, improving product quality, ensuring on-time delivery, and supporting cost-reduction goal. Find out more below!

About the Role

You’ll play a key role in strengthening safety, quality, delivery and cost performance at our Cheltenham site. You work closely with production and cross-functional teams, managing your time effectively while maintaining high standards. You take ownership of problem solving, use data to drive improvements, and ensure robust process controls and ISO9001-compliant documentation. You help develop others through coaching, and you actively support our zero-injury ambition by identifying hazards and implementing controls. You collaborate across the business to drive improvements, support capital projects, and lead the introduction of new products, processes, automation and equipment—delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standards.

Responsibilities

• Continuous improvement of assembly & test processes, including partial or full automation.
• Improve & sustain productivity in manufacturing cells.
• Identify conditions that contribute to performance gaps or variances; explore relationships between conditions and effects; use facts and data to distinguish causes from symptoms and determine root causes; identify solutions to root causes and lead implementation of countermeasures.
• Application of lean manufacturing, PFMEA, Six Sigma and other engineering tools.
• Comply with and implement best practice systems, procedures & manufacturing documentation.
• Perform time study, standard work, takt time analysis, and line balancing.
• Analyse and propose detailed capital expenditure requirements.
• Ensure manufacturing cells comply with health, safety and environmental requirements.

Skills/Requirements

• Engineering degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.
• Proven track record in continuous improvement and working within an assembly manufacturing environment.
• Strong communicator able to influence and collaborate across all organisational levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Highly organised, structured, and capable of working independently, within a team, or leading one.
• Demonstrates urgency, resilience, enthusiasm, and strong time-management skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects while supporting day-to-day production needs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, using data to assess risks, make decisions, and drive actions.
• Capable of delivering effective, sustainable, and EHS-compliant projects and challenging existing practices to improve processes.
• IT-literate, particularly with Microsoft applications.
• Beneficial: experience with automated assembly equipment/OEE and formal training in Six Sigma, lean tools, or project management.

We can offer you a lot in return!

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us

In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup. Our brands differ in market position, but are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price. Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities. As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].

Note for Recruitment Agencies: The Kohler Talent Acquisition team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies, and where we require external support, we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to Kohler Co. without a specific request by our Talent Acquisition Team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.

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Why Choose Kohler?

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us: It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]. Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.