Job title: Manufacturing & Assembly Engineer
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: negotiable
Location: Horsham UK
Job published: 24/09/2025
Job ID: 37612
Contact name: Millie Hackeborn
Contact email: millie@egl-recruitment.co.uk

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Overview:

The Manufacturing and Assembly Engineer is responsible for both hands-on assembly of connectors and electronic products, and for supporting and improving the associated manufacturing processes. The role combines technical assembly work with process engineering, ensuring that production runs smoothly, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

 

The Job Holder Is Expected To:

  • Contribute towards the production and assembly work capacity. Take a lead in the more technical assembly activities.
  • Design, publish and maintain routing for works orders, to give operators clear instructions on the sequence of build process, the equipment to be used, and records to be maintained.

  • Assist in first off / new product builds, create and then maintain standard work utilising process instructions and Quality Care Points as needed to deliver consistent process outputs, complying with Heath & Safety and Quality requirements

  • Create a publish learning Quality Care Points for technical product builds. This will include assessing work areas and tooling before starting an assembly job.

  • Assist with training of other Operation staff in safe and correct application of assembly processes and use of tooling and equipment.

  • Contribute towards the administration of label creation, and using correct IT solutions for printing.

  • Conduct preventative maintenance for in house Production equipment, addressing any issues identified and updating service records accordingly.

  • When Production workload allows, contribute towards the Operations Inspection activities. Both Goods In and customer specific Goods Out inspection will require support.

  • Be responsible for you own health and safety at work and to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of all personnel within the department.

 

Knowledge and Abilities Required:

 

Skills

Is aware of the operational procedures and practices in Electro-Mechanical Production

Has awareness or certification in the following:

IPC-J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 HSD tinning,

NASA-STD-8739.3 Soldered electrical connections,

BS-EN-IEC-60352-2 Solderless connections & crimped connections.

 

Is fully competent with IT, literacy and numeracy skills.

Is familiar with the tools, processes and procedures used throughout the department

Is careful, pays good attention to detail and is self-motivated to complete tasks.

Can operate and gain information from the MRP system.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Has a tidy and methodical approach to tasks.