MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
SHEFFIELD
COMPETITIVE SALARY
Are you a Manufacturing Engineer with a strong focus on translating design into manufacturable products?
In this role, you’ll take design drawings and convert them into ERP‑ready parts, accurate bills of materials (BOMs), and robust routings. You’ll also be responsible for continuously improving manufacturing processes, driving better performance across cost, quality and delivery performance.
THE ROLE:
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be required to:
- Review and interpret design drawings, specifications, and standards to define robust manufacturing solutions
- Create and maintain accurate ERP master data, including parts, BOMs, routings, work centres, labour standards, and routing times
- Define manufacturing methods, sequences, tooling and work instructions to support efficient, right‑first‑time production
- Support accurate product costing, capacity planning and productivity improvement through high‑quality manufacturing data and analysis
- Collaborate with Procurement on make vs. buy decisions, supplier selection, technical clarification and resolution of supply issues
- Partner with Production, Planning, Quality and Maintenance teams to support smooth product introduction and ongoing manufacture
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, cycle time reduction, waste elimination and process capability
- Provide day‑to‑day manufacturing support, including non‑conformance investigation, corrective and preventive actions and change control
- Support Lean Design for Manufacture, challenging designs that impact yield and approving detail part specifications
- Ensure compliance with quality, health & safety, environmental standards and company policies
THE CANDIDATE:
The ideal Manufacturing Engineer:
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role within a manufacturing environment
- Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Hands on experience creating and maintaining BOMs and routings in an ERP system
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes, methods and tooling
- Strong problem solving and continuous improvement mind set
- Effective communication skills with the ability to work cross functionally
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles
- ERP experience
- Knowledge or experience of working with CAD
BENEFITS:
- Competitive salary + company bonus
- Tailored training and development, including company‑funded external qualifications where relevant
- Generous pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
- Life assurance at 3.5× your salary
- Employee Assistance Programme for confidential wellbeing support
- Discounted gym membership – up to 25% off at 4,000+ UK gyms
- Fuel card savings of 2–3p per litre at 3,500 stations, including BP, Esso and Shell
- Employee recognition schemes celebrating great work
- 33 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of bank/public holidays)
ABOUT PROGRESS RAIL:
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD® locomotives, engines, and technologies, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signalling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations.
Progress Rail’s deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions. With a global network across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, we are committed to serving our customers.
PROGRESS RAIL VALUES:
- Integrity – the power of honesty
- Excellence – the power of quality
- Teamwork – the power of working together
- Commitment – the power of responsibility
- Sustainability – the power of endurance
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Progress Rail is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We value and embrace diversity of thought, background and unique experiences and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workforce and culture.
HOW TO APPLY:
To be considered for this role, please click on the link provided. If you would like any further information about this vacancy before applying, please feel free to contact Taher Rahman at our Sandiacre site.
We would politely request no agencies please.