Job Description
Who will you be working with?
A Division of Wabtec UK Ltd, Northampton-based firm Bearward Engineering manufactures radiators for the power generation industry and is currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer – Health & Safety Project Support.
Role: Manufacturing Engineer – Health & Safety Project Support
Salary: £Competitive
Location: Northampton, (NN4 8HJ)
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00am to 16:30pm, and Friday 08:00am to 15:30pm
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
How will you make a difference?
The Manufacturing Engineer – Health & Safety Projects Support role is responsible for supporting and delivering health and safety improvement projects across manufacturing operations. The role focuses on designing safer processes, equipment, and layouts, ensuring compliance with UK health and safety legislation, and embedding best practice into engineering and production activities.
What will your typical day look like?
- Planning, delivery and implementation of health and safety improvement projects within manufacturing areas.
- Actively contribute to risk assessments, method statements (RAMS), and safe systems of work for manufacturing processes and equipment.
- Create and review risk assessments to ensure compliance and continual improvement.
- Support workplace hazard identification and implement engineering controls to reduce risk.
- Assist with incident, near-miss, and safety observation investigations, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
- Ensure manufacturing processes comply with UK legislation, including HASAWA, PUWER, COSHH, and Machinery Safety standards.
- Create and maintain COSHH processes, ensuring hazardous substances are assessed, controlled, and regularly reviewed.
- Support HAVS (Hand–Arm Vibration Syndrome) monitoring and control activities where applicable.
- Responsible for the management, monitoring, and upkeep of LEV (Local Exhaust Ventilation) systems, ensuring compliance with COSHH and HSE regulatory requirements.
What do we want to know about you?
- Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
- Experience working in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Good understanding of UK health and safety legislation and manufacturing safety standards.
- Experience completing or supporting risk assessments and safety projects.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organisational skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.
Apply today!
Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.
Additional Information
What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?
At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
Who are we?
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.
Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.
Culture powers us and the possibilities.
We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
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