Job Description

Manufacturing Adviser / Manufacturing Consultant

Contract Lengths 9 Months

Location: Cambridge / Ipswich / East Anglia (Hybrid & Site-Based)

Hourly Rate: £25 per hour / Ltd Company / Outside IR35

Help Manufacturing Businesses Improve Productivity, Efficiency and Growth

This company is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Adviser / Consultant to support ambitious manufacturing and engineering businesses across the Cambridge and Ipswich region.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing professional who enjoys working directly with business leaders to identify improvement opportunities, increase productivity, optimise processes and deliver measurable operational improvements.

About the Role

Working with a portfolio of manufacturing SMEs, you will help businesses improve operational performance through practical, commercially focused advice and implementation support.

You will work closely with senior leadership teams, operations managers and production teams to identify challenges, develop improvement plans and support delivery of sustainable change.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct manufacturing and operational performance reviews
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency and profitability
• Analyse production processes and workflows
• Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Recommend and implement process improvements
• Improve capacity planning, scheduling and resource utilisation
• Reduce waste, downtime and operational bottlenecks
• Support quality improvement and operational excellence programmes
• Coach and mentor business leaders and operational teams
• Deliver measurable improvements against agreed KPIs

What We're Looking For

We are interested in individuals with experience in one or more of the following:

• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Operational Excellence
• Production Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Supply Chain or Process Improvement
• Six Sigma methodologies
• Productivity and Efficiency Improvement Programmes

Essential Experience

• Proven experience within manufacturing, engineering or industrial environments
• Track record of delivering measurable productivity improvements
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to analyse operational performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Comfortable working independently across multiple client sites
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel within the Cambridge and Ipswich region

Why Join this company?

This company works with innovative and ambitious businesses across the UK, helping them achieve sustainable growth and improved performance.

This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse range of manufacturing businesses, make a tangible impact and contribute to the success of the regional manufacturing sector.

If you are a manufacturing improvement specialist with a passion for helping businesses perform at their best, we'd love to hear from you.

To be considered for this role please either hit the 'Apply' button on this site or email your CV directly to (url removed). I can also be contacted directly on (phone number removed). I look forward to hearing from you!

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You must be eligible to live and work within the UK. Sponsorship is not provided.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation