Packaging and Materials Flow Engineer

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Packaging & Materials Flow / Logistics Engineer to join a leading international defence manufacturer undergoing significant growth and investment at its Stockport facility.

With a strong order book supporting major UK defence programmes, the company offers excellent job security, exciting engineering challenges and outstanding long-term career prospects.

This is a key role within the Materials, Planning & Logistics (MP&L) function, focused on improving packaging solutions, material movement, storage efficiency and lean manufacturing processes.

The Role

Working closely with manufacturing, engineering, logistics and supply chain teams, you'll develop and implement efficient packaging and material flow solutions to support increasing production volumes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining Plan for Every Part (PFEP) systems and processes.
• Designing and implementing packaging solutions, including returnable packaging, stillages and protective materials.
• Optimising internal material flow, storage layouts and line-side presentation.
• Improving Kanban systems, inventory control and material handling processes.
• Working with packaging suppliers to improve quality, efficiency and cost.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce waste, improve space utilisation and deliver cost savings.
• Maintaining accurate logistics documentation, packaging specifications and SAP/ERP data.
• Supporting lean manufacturing initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborating with engineering and production teams in the UK and Germany to establish best practice.

About You

We're looking for a practical, commercially aware engineer with experience improving packaging and material flow within a complex manufacturing environment.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Experience in packaging engineering, manufacturing logistics, materials engineering or material flow optimisation.
• A background in automotive, aerospace, defence, heavy engineering or similar manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of PFEP, lean manufacturing, 5S and Kanban systems.
• Experience developing packaging solutions and working with packaging suppliers.
• Strong SAP/ERP skills and confidence analysing logistics and manufacturing data.
• An understanding of engineering changes and their impact on materials and logistics.
• An engineering qualification (degree, HND or equivalent practical experience).
• Excellent communication skills and a hands-on approach to working with production teams.

Experience with heavy fabricated components, returnable packaging systems or defence manufacturing would be particularly advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• £50,000–£60,000 salary.
• Permanent position with excellent long-term career prospects.
• Early finish every Friday.
• Excellent pension scheme – 7% employer contribution.
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with service.
• Life assurance and company sick pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing benefits.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Free on-site parking and EV charging.
• Ongoing training and professional development.

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected international engineering business at an exciting stage of expansion, contributing directly to the efficiency and success of major UK defence manufacturing programmes.

Apply today or contact Tim at Technical Placements for a confidential discussion.