Trainee Manufacturing Engineer
Graduates and Trainees, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire – £27,000 – £30,000 per annum – Permanent – Junior / Trainee Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace Manufacturing)
What you're probably looking for in your next role:
- A genuine training/mentoring environment with clear progression into Manufacturing/Production Engineering.
- Hands‑on exposure to aerospace manufacturing work (sheet metal and machined parts) with real responsibility.
- Experience translating drawings and BOMs into shop‑floor‑ready manufacturing plans and job packs.
- The chance to build confidence using an MRP/ERP system and working closely with production teams to solve problems and improve methods.
This is an entry level opportunity with an established aerospace manufacturing company. please note that visa sponsorship is not considered with this position.
Role Overview
This Junior / Trainee Manufacturing Engineer role focuses on creating Manufacturing Planning Instructions for military and commercial aircraft work. You'll take customer‑supplied drawings and bills of material and develop clear methods of manufacture for detail parts, sub‑assemblies and top‑level assemblies—co‑ordinating tooling and outside processes where needed and ensuring documentation meets QMS requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out contract review activities for new and repeat orders.
- Interpret customer drawings/specifications plus quality and regulatory requirements to define method of manufacture.
- Create and maintain BOMs, routings and planning instructions for details and assemblies.
- Plan manufacturing operations and sequences; select efficient and economically viable engineering methods.
- Use the MRP/ERP to create jobs, maintain data and input set & run times (historical/standard/estimated).
- Produce job travellers and compile job packs (drawings, BOMs, process sheets, conditions of supply).
- Raise requisitions for materials, tooling and external processes/operations.
- Liaise with production, supervisors and customers to resolve engineering/manufacturing issues.
- Support the Engineering Manager and assist with NCR/RCCA close‑outs; ensure documents are logged to QMS.
Desirable experience
- Engineering degree.
- Aerospace/aviation manufacturing experience.
- MRP/ERP experience.
- CATIA V5 knowledge.
What We Offer
- Training, mentoring and a clear development pathway.
- Opportunity to work on military and commercial aircraft programmes.
This is a permanent job. You must have current UK right to work to be considered and visa sponsorship is not possible with this role. HRGO is a recruitment agency supporting UK Manufacturing. We aim to respond to all applications.
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