Manufacturing Systems Engineer

At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. Our Airedale by Modine brand is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative thermal management solutions for data centers, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission-critical environments.

Never heard of Airedale by Modine? In short, we cool the internet. Ever used an app to book a taxi? Ever had a video meeting? Ever bought something online? Chances are, the digital 1s and 0s you’ve created and sent are being kept cool by Airedale by Modine. We’re one of the key cogs in the global machine that keeps your digital world running smoothly.

Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in….

Position Description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Engineer in Bradford reporting to the Plant Manager. This role will combine traditional manufacturing engineering responsibilities across all current manufacturing processes, new process and safety related activities with a strong focus on continuous improvement. This will be a varied and exciting role which will play a key part in Bradford’s ongoing development.

Key Responsibilities

• To design, develop, optimise, and validate new and existing manufacturing processes to ensure efficient, quality, and safe production
• To translate engineering drawings into manufacturable processes and to create and document process information and work instructions
• To design factory layouts and select machinery and tooling
• Support new product and process introduction and lead prototype builds
• Provide day‑to‑day production support, troubleshoot process issues and improve existing processes by collecting and analysing production data
• Work on the introduction and commissioning of new capital expenditure projects from machinery section through to commissioning and long term development
• Lead CI projects focused on cost reduction, waste elimination, cycle time improvement, and quality enhancement etc.

Required Education & Qualifications

Desired Skills and Experience

• Strong work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent engineering problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Basic CAD proficiency (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD).
• Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field or equivalent job experience
• Experience utilising lean manufacturing tools and techniques such as value stream mapping, 5S, SMED, and TPM etc.

Essential Personal Attributes

• You must be proactive, self‑motivated, inquisitive and have an instinctive engineering fix it, improve it, problem solving mindset
• You must like getting in to the detail and seeing things through to a conclusion
• You must be a good communicator and enjoy influencing and inspiring others to adopt new ways of working
• Be comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously

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