Junior Manufacturing Engineer

New Junior Manufacturing Engineer job in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. A growing and innovative manufacturing organisation based in Gloucester is seeking a Junior Manufacturing Engineer to join its Technical team. Reporting to the Manufacturing Lead, this role offers an excellent opportunity for an aspiring engineer to develop within a forward-thinking environment, contributing to all stages of the product lifecycle. The Junior Manufacturing Engineer will play a key role in supporting manufacturing excellence by assisting with process development, optimisation, and performance monitoring. Working closely with cross-functional teams including RandD, production, suppliers, and customers, the successful candidate will help ensure processes remain efficient, robust, and ready to support new product introductions. Key Responsibilities: Support root cause investigations into manufacturing issues, contributing to effective and measurable solutions Assist in analysing manufacturing performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities Apply structured tools such as process mapping, GAP analysis, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and PFMEA Contribute to the development and optimisation of manufacturing processes, including material processing, impregnation, pressing, blown film lines, and assembly Collaborate with RandD and design teams to support new product introduction through APQP processes Help create and maintain manufacturing documentation including process flows, work ..... full job details .....