Location: Templecombe
Working Pattern: 4-day week (Monday–Thursday)
Hours: 37 hours per week (9.25 hrs/day) with flexible start times (6:00–7:30am)
chType: 12 month contract (likely extension)

Rate:

• PAYE: 32.18 per hour + 3.88 holiday pay

• Umbrella: 42.93 per hour

Morson is currently recruiting an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our Aerospace and Defence client THALES at their Templecombe facility.

Working within a Design for Manufacture (DFM) environment, you’ll provide end-to-end product lifecycle support—from initial design through to full manufacture—across mechanical and electronic build and assembly activities. You will play a pivotal role in shaping manufacturing strategy, improving industrial performance, and ensuring products are robust, cost-effective, and ready for production.

As a key member of the manufacturing team, you will:

• Define, implement, and maintain industrial strategies for both existing and new products

• Lead Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) and assess Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) to identify and mitigate risk

• Own the setup, optimisation, and control of manufacturing processes, tooling, layouts, and infrastructure

• Drive Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/A) activities throughout the design lifecycle

• Lead FMEA reviews and actively manage design changes to improve manufacturability

• Identify opportunities for capital equipment investment, including cost-benefit and ROI analysis

• Support procurement as a manufacturing Subject Matter Expert

• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) regulations

• Define and maintain manufacturing documentation, workflows, inspection processes, and ERP data

• Attend and contribute to Material Review Boards (MRBs) and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)

• Lead the introduction of new manufacturing lines using lean principles such as 5S, Kanban, SMED, Six Sigma, and Value Stream Mapping

• Mentor junior engineers and promote lean manufacturing and industry best practice

• Support the build and proving of prototype, development, and pre-production units

You’ll be an experienced Manufacturing Engineer, ideally with a time-served background and exposure to mechanical and/or electronic assembly environments.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in low- to medium-volume, light mechanical or electro-mechanical manufacturing

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems (BOMs, routings, concessions, change control, etc.)

• Broad process understanding, including machining, mechanical and electronic assembly, and test

• Practical experience applying continuous improvement and lean manufacturing techniques

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to produce high-quality technical documentation

• Strong time-management skills with the ability to balance competing priorities