Job Description:
Join us as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer and make your mark on production excellence. You'll lead process optimization initiatives, design innovative manufacturing systems, and implement maintenance strategies that drive efficiency, quality, and reliability across our operations.
What will you do?
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Design and optimize manufacturing systems with focus on process efficiency, capacity planning, and performance improvement
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Develop comprehensive maintenance strategies including preventive programs and troubleshooting protocols to maximize equipment uptime
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Lead lean-based continuous improvement projects that enhance productivity and reduce operational costs
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Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards while implementing cost-effective manufacturing solutions
What are the key skills we are looking for:
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Manufacturing Process Optimization — intermediate level; analyzing workflows and implementing efficiency improvements across production lines
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Manufacturing Design and Methodology — intermediate level; designing systems that balance ergonomics, capacity, and cost analysis
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Drives for Results — advanced level; delivering measurable outcomes that impact operational performance and quality standards
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Automation Integration — intermediate level; implementing automated solutions to enhance manufacturing capabilities
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Lean Methodology — intermediate level; applying lean principles to eliminate waste and improve production flow
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Quality Control & Inspection — intermediate level; ensuring products meet specifications through systematic quality processes
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Influencing Skills — intermediate level; gaining stakeholder buy-in for process changes and improvement initiatives
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Digital Literacy — intermediate level; leveraging digital tools and simulation software for process optimization
What qualifications will make you successful:
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Strong problem-solving abilities with talent for analyzing complex manufacturing challenges and developing practical solutions
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Natural coaching and mentoring skills to guide technical team members and share expertise
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Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams
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Results-driven mindset focused on delivering tangible improvements in efficiency, quality, and cost performance
(External) English Qualifications:
What's in it for me?
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Lead meaningful projects that directly impact manufacturing performance and operational excellence
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Growth opportunities through technical challenges spanning process design, automation, and maintenance optimization
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Collaborative culture that values innovation, continuous improvement, and professional development
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Chance to mentor others while advancing your own technical expertise in a dynamic manufacturing environment
Bring your engineering expertise to a team that's ready to innovate with you — apply today!
Local Benefits (English):
At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.
Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.
For this UK based position, the expected pay range is GBP 50,400 - GBP 66,000 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United Kingdom. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.
Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you
Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:
Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.
Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.
Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.
(External) English Company Boiler Plate:
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
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