For our location in Telford we are looking for you as a Manufacturing Engineer in full-time as soon as possible.

About us:

Protolabs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production. With our automated quotation system, we make custom parts in as fast as 1 day using 3D printing, CNC machining and injection moulding processes.

This is what you can expect:

• Growth-oriented company with a focus on your development journey through regular feedback and discussions.
• Open and welcoming corporate culture globally.
• Our Values: trust, teamwork, and achievement.
• Extensive e-learning platform with 300+ training courses and on-site sessions, including internal leadership training
• Onsite car parking, bicycle storage, and convenient public transport links.
• Newly built canteen with free hot drinks.
• Employee Discount scheme with savings across thousands of UK retailers.
• Employee wellbeing culture with mental health support, wellbeing portal, and psychologist assistance.
• Monetary-based Reward Schemes for recognition, referrals, anniversaries, and life events.
• 37.5 hours per week, permanent contract with regular breaks, flexi-time working hours structure
• 25 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Death In Service Policy: 4 x base salary for eligible employees

Your Responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency with automation
• Prepare process designs for new product/process introduction including design and procurement of jigs, tooling and where necessary capital equipment.
• Lead projects for new product/process introduction into manufacturing to ensure all project requirements are achieved.
• Examining and tendering for new equipment to ensure the highest quality at the best price.
• Liaising with the research and development department to ensure the company is at the forefront of ground-breaking research.
• Monitor and analyse current manufacturing methods to create improvements including; yield improvements (scrap reduction) & process designs to prevent quality concerns
• Engage in creative problem solving to address operational issues.
• Participate in factory layout changes to facilitate capacity increase or operational improvement.
• The go-to person for technical problems/ fault finding, giving advice and guidance.
• Continually seek to improve work processes and individual performance.
• Support training department and department managers to create and maintain work instructions and other training material as needed to support training efforts.
• Work off shift to ensure continuity amongst the team when implementing new processes and procedures.
• Adhere to all quality and safety standards and take immediate action to correct safety issues.

  Your qualifications & experience:

• Experience with robotics & automation is essential
• Experience with AI and machine learning
• Excellent planning and organising capabilities
• Knowledge of CNC machining / plastic injection moulding / rapid prototyping or similar process an advantage
• Independent, dependable, resourceful and self-motivated.
• Experience with measurement instruments (micrometers, calipers, height gages).
• Experience with Machinery used in a metalworking shop (Vertical Mills, Lathes, Drills, Grinders, etc.)

Does this sound exciting to you?

Then please send us your detailed application through our online application system.

Your contact person: Brett Osborne, Talent Acquisition Advisor

We look forward to hearing from you!

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