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Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

About the role

We are recruiting two Manufacturing Engineers to join our growing team onsite in Stockport.

  • As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and improving manufacturing processes.
  • You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify areas of improvement and develop solutions.
  • Your focus will be on optimizing production processes, reducing costs and ensuring compliance.
  • Providing technical support to production teams
  • Developing and implementing manufacturing processes and systems
  • Designing tools and equipment used in the manufacturing process
  • Conducting root cause analysis, troubleshoot, and improve processes.
  • Ensuring products are manufactured to meet quality standards Process Improvements

Skills and experience

  • Proficiency in technical problem-solving
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively
  • Ideally you will have some experience of working in a similar, project based role. However, we are also open to graduate level interest too.

What do we offer?

  • A competitive base salary reviewed annually.
  • Private Medical Insurance Scheme.
  • Annual leave - 25 days + bank holidays.
  • Death in service scheme.
  • Enhanced company pension scheme.
  • A friendly and sociable working environment - including regular business unit wide social clubs, activities and events.
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Volunteering Days.

As an inclusive employer, Novanta wants to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore encourage you to inform your Talent Acquisition Partner of any reasonable adjustments you might need to enable this to happen.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.