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Guidant Global

Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly & Integration

On site

Bolton, United kingdom

£ 35 /hour

Senior

Freelance

09-10-2025

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Communication SAP Training

Job Specifications

Our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer specialising in Assembly and Integration. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in producing and assembling missiles. This contract opportunity may lead to a permanent position or an extension. A full apprenticeship and certificate copy is required. The role is full-time with a hybrid work schedule - in Bolton.

As the Manufacturing Engineer in charge of missile assembly, it is crucial that you ensure the efficient and cost-effective production of our client's products. Your role in the Manufacturing Engineering team is critical, and you will be accountable for supporting several manufacturing projects.

Key Responsibilities:

In charge of compiling and updating manufacturing instructions.
Responsible for designing, commissioning, and testing the associated tooling.
Assist in the industrial validation process using tools such as FMEAs and FAIs.
Resolve technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process and update route card to reflect changes because of re-works in activities
To ensure proper configuration control, it's essential to incorporate design modifications into the manufacturing instructions.
Support the Non-Conformance Process using SAP.

What do you need?:

Formal technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21 with a formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.

"or": A BEng degree in a relevant engineering field."

"or": A minimum of twenty years of experience working as a manufacturing engineer."

Knowledge to interpret design drawings to produce manufacturing build instructions for skilled and semi-skilled operators
Experience in Electronic Sub Assembly manufacture through to System level builds and expertise and knowledge of the assembly process for small/miniature Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a diverse team and the ability to read, analyse and interpret documents for accuracy and compliance with Code
Effective collaboration, customer understanding, and prompt response are crucial.
Understand and work with Company Processes and Procedures.
It is highly essential to have Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) training and SAP experience.

What happens now?

Upon submission of your application, should it meet our selection criteria, you will be contacted via e-mail by one of our talent acquisition specialists to arrange a screening call. This telephone chat is structured to explore a series of questions aimed at matching your competencies and capabilities to the specific demands of the position. Please note, this screening is contingent upon the initial success of your application.

Security Clearance:

British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role

For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.

This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen. All employees get training and development opportunities.

About the Company

Guidant Global provide global workforce management solutions (MSP, RPO & SOW) that help companies find the best permanent and contingent talent. Guidant champion #ABetterWay - a forward-thinking way of working; moving away from the embedded staffing industry mentality of 'recruitment by numbers' and taking a wider perspective, by shifting the focus to people - the vibrant force that drives thriving businesses. We have unprecedented insight into the world at work. Guidant is active in 80+ countries, managing 200,000+ engage... Know more