Manufacturing engineer jobs in the UK
A manufacturing engineer makes production work better: designing and improving processes, introducing new products, cutting scrap and downtime, and writing the work instructions. Production, process and industrial engineer are close titles. The live UK jobs are below, with the median pay for the occupation and the visa rules.
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The role
What a manufacturing engineer does, and what is on this page
A manufacturing engineer improves how things are made: process design, new product introduction (NPI), reducing scrap and downtime, and the work instructions people follow on the line. Titles include production engineer, process engineer and industrial engineer, and adverts usually ask for a degree or HNC in engineering plus time in a factory.
Chemical and process-safety engineers are left out, as are software roles that use the word process.
440 jobs: manufacturing engineer
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Manufacturing Engineer, Manpower UK, Hilsea, Portsmouth
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) M/F, SAFRAN, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) M/F, SAFRAN, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Manufacturing Engineer, Orion Electrotech, Essex, Eastern England, £40,000 to £55,000 a year
Production Engineer, Orion Electrotech, Essex, Eastern England, £40,000 to £55,000 a year
Production Engineer, Gattaca PBS, Bournemouth, Dorset, Up to £45,000 a year
Manufacturing Engineer, Gattaca PBS, Havant, Hampshire, Up to £130,000 a year
Manufacturing Engineer, Gerrell & Hard, UK
Production Engineer, Redline Group Ltd, UK
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Manufacturing Engineer, E3 Recruitment, Accrington, Lancashire, £60,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Manufacturing Engineer, Orion, Rainham, Gillingham, £45,000 a year
Manufacturing Engineer, Manpower UK, Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Production Engineer, Orion, Rainham, Gillingham, £45,000 a year
Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) M/F, Safran, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Kingdom People, UK
Manufacturing Engineer - Team Lead, The West Group Limited, Waterlooville, Hampshire, £45,000 a year
- Licensed visa sponsor. This employer is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. That does not mean this job is sponsored. Ask the employer.
Design and Production Engineer, CRC Recruitment Ltd, Daventry, Northamptonshire, £35,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Manufacturing Engineer, Owen Daniels, Leicester, Leicestershire, £55,000 to £58,000 a year
Senior Process Engineer, Point Professional Recruitment LTD, UK, £46,000 to £56,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Production Engineer - AJAX JAG Production, Quast Ltd, Northville, Bristol
Production Engineer, Matchtech, Parkstone, Poole, £45,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Manufacturing Engineer, Orion Electrotech, Essex, Eastern England, £40,000 to £55,000 a year
Production Engineer, Orion Electrotech, Essex, Eastern England, £40,000 to £55,000 a year
Manufacturing Engineer, Owen Daniels, Leicestershire, East Midlands
Where the manufacturing engineer jobs are
- London (11)
- Belfast (8)
- Bristol (7)
- Peterborough (6)
- Filton (5)
- Glenrothes (5)
- Bolton (4)
- Derby (4)
- Glasgow (4)
- Portsmouth (4)
Places named in today's adverts. A city link opens all automation and maintenance jobs within about 25 miles.
Employers hiring
- Internal Jobs UK&ROI (15)
- Morson Edge (13)
- Rolls-Royce (11)
- Jacobs (9)
- MBDA Missile Systems (7)
- Orion Electrotech (7)
- Gerrell & Hard (6)
- Outsource (6)
Employers with the most live jobs here, not counting recruitment agencies. 147 of the 440 adverts were placed by agencies.
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Checked 28 October 2026
Pay and demand, with sources and dates
Median gross annual pay for full-time production and process engineers (includes control and instrumentation engineers and industrial and production engineers) was £48,700 in April 2026. Provisional.
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026, table 14.7a (SOC) (opens in a new tab), 22 October 2026
Half of manufacturers say skills shortages are their biggest barrier to growth, and 99% say access to skills will shape their growth plans.
Make UK, The Shape of British Industry (opens in a new tab), 9 March 2026
The electrical workforce is down 26% since 2018, and 36% of science, engineering and production technicians are 55 or over.
Royal Academy of Engineering, response to the Migration Advisory Committee shortage list review (opens in a new tab), 18 May 2026
FAQ
Questions people ask
What does a manufacturing engineer do?
A manufacturing engineer designs and improves the processes that make a product: layout, tooling, work instructions, quality checks and the steps for introducing a new product. The aim is a line that runs safely, to cost and with little waste.
Manufacturing engineer or production engineer?
The titles overlap. Production engineer often means keeping an existing line running and improving it day to day, and manufacturing engineer more often includes designing the process for new products. Read the duties.
Do I need a degree to be a manufacturing engineer?
Many adverts ask for a degree or HNC in an engineering subject, plus factory experience. Apprenticeship routes and trainee roles exist. Read each advert's requirements.
What is the salary of a manufacturing engineer in the UK?
Median gross annual pay for full-time production and process engineers (includes control and instrumentation engineers and industrial and production engineers) was £48,700 in April 2026. Provisional. (ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026, table 14.7a (SOC), 22 October 2026.) Pay varies with sector, shift pattern and region, and a job card on this page shows pay only when the advert states it: we never estimate it.
Can a manufacturing engineer get a Skilled Worker visa?
2125 production and process engineers is a higher-skilled occupation: it does not need the Temporary Shortage List. The general rules apply: £41,700 a year or the going rate for the code, whichever is higher. A sponsor licence is not a promise of sponsorship for this job, and whether a particular job qualifies depends on its duties, its occupation code and its pay, which the employer and the Home Office decide. You should never pay an employer or agent for a job or for sponsorship. This is not immigration advice (rules checked 28 October 2026).
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