Transformation Engineer – 37373095 (1311)

An exciting opportunity for a Transformation Engineer to join a leading automotive manufacturing engineering team in Warwickshire, driving strategic transformation initiatives across Final Assembly operations. This role combines manufacturing engineering, project management, continuous improvement, digital innovation, and stakeholder engagement to deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, sustainability, and cost performance. Ideal for candidates with experience in manufacturing transformation, PMO governance, Agile or Waterfall project delivery, process optimisation, and engineering change within complex production environments.

Location: Warwickshire

Key Responsibilities:
As a Transformation Engineer in Global Manufacturing Engineering, you will facilitate transformation workstreams within Final Assembly Technology. Your primary responsibility is to ensure strategic alignment and sustained momentum across multiple initiatives/ projects, the role being crucial for driving long-term value in Manufacturing Engineering. The role blends engineering expertise with structured project delivery - ensuring that transformation initiatives are well planned, well governed and successfully embedded.
Particular emphasis will be placed on the following responsibilities.

• Facilitate transformation workstreams with a strategic focus on Digital Innovation, People, Customer Love, Process Excellence, Sustainability and Cost Efficiency to deliver aligned and measurable outcomes.
• Facilitate end to end delivery of transformation projects, from scoping and planning through to implementation and closure.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, RAID logs, risk mitigations and resource requirements.
• Own project governance, reporting and alignment with PMO standards.
• Track value delivery (cost, efficiency, quality, lead time) and maintain a benefits realisation plan.
• Support the development and deployment of innovative technologies and processes within Final Assembly.
• Provide governance and reporting to track performance against transformation targets using tools such as:

• Microsoft Project - for project planning, scheduling, and milestone tracking.
• Excel - for data analysis, KPI tracking, and performance dashboards.
• PowerPoint - for presenting progress updates, insights, and executive summaries.
• Jira - for managing agile workstreams, tracking issues, and sprint progress.
• Lucid (Lucidchart/Lucidspark) - for visualizing workflows, transformation roadmaps, and stakeholder maps.

• Recognize and celebrate successful project completions, highlighting impact and reinforcing a culture of achievement.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and transformation.

• Strong background in manufacturing engineering, ideally within final assembly operations.
• Project management capability (planning, RAID management, value tracking, governance).
• Experience working within PMO frameworks (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).
• Excellent facilitation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and influence at multiple levels.
• Strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and execution
• Project and Budgetary Management Experience.
• Degree qualified or equivalent in relevant Engineering discipline.
• Highly organised with strong analytical and systems-thinking ability.

• Demonstrates our Creators' Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
• Strategic Thinking - Maintains a clear vision of long-term goals while navigating complex transformation landscapes.
• Proactive Leadership - Anticipates challenges and takes initiative to drive progress and remove barriers.
• Collaborative Mindset - Builds strong relationships across teams and functions, fostering a culture of openness and shared success.
• Effective Communication - Communicates with clarity and purpose, ensuring alignment and engagement at all levels.
• Resilience and Adaptability - Remains composed and flexible in dynamic environments, adjusting plans as needed to maintain momentum.
• Accountability - Takes ownership of outcomes, driving delivery with integrity and commitment.
• Continuous Improvement - Seeks opportunities to enhance processes, tools and ways of working, encouraging innovation and learning.
• Recognition and Celebration - Values achievements and celebrates milestones to reinforce motivation and team spirit.