Manufacturing Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026. Alexander Dennis scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Scarborough
Our Vision & Why It Matters
At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility.
We design, deliver, and support market-leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you’ll be right at the heart of production, using your manufacturing engineering expertise to support our lineside teams and help keep builds moving safely, efficiently, and to the right quality standard. You’ll be the person who gets stuck into day-to-day build and process issues, works with others to understand the root cause, and turns practical ideas into improvements that make life easier for production teams and deliver real impact across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. You’ll also support production readiness, process changes, and NPI projects.
What We’re Looking For
This is a great opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys being close to the action, working directly with production teams, and solving real-time challenges on the shop floor. You’ll bring strong mechanical or electrical technical knowledge, a practical mindset, and the confidence to investigate lineside issues, get to the root cause, and turn ideas into improvements that make a measurable difference to safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Experience with production change control, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement will help you succeed in this role.
Bonus if you have:
- Engineering degree or equivalent experience
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or formal process improvement experience
- Experience with CAD packages (Solid Edge / Teamcenter)
What We Offer
Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:
Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.
Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.
Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.
Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.
Our Values - What Guides Us
These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.
Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.
Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.
Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.
Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.
Sustainability: We seek long term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.
How to Apply
If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.
Please complete our online application form and attach your CV!
We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.
Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to [email protected]