Advanced magnesium and zirconium materials for aerospace, automotive, and defense
Luxfer MEL Technologies manufactures specialty magnesium and zirconium materials across two production hubs (Manchester and New Jersey). The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward engineering and manufacturing roles with accelerating velocity, while active projects center on plant modernization, lean implementation, and operational digitization—indicating an organization in mid-cycle capex and efficiency improvement, not growth-stage market expansion.
Luxfer MEL Technologies is a publicly traded manufacturer of magnesium billets, casting alloys, zirconium oxides, and reactive zirconium chemicals. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Swinton, Manchester, the company serves aerospace, automotive, defense, oil & gas, healthcare, and environmental protection sectors globally from production facilities in England and New Jersey. The operation spans 201–500 employees and runs on SAP for enterprise resource planning, SCADA and PLCs for production control, and Power Platform for internal applications—a stack consistent with mid-market discrete manufacturing.
Core systems: SAP and SAP QM for planning and quality. Manufacturing control: PLCs, SCADA, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Ethernet/IP, Profibus. Analytics and collaboration: Power BI, Power Platform, Power Apps, SharePoint, AutoCAD.
Plant upgrades, lean manufacturing rollout, new product introduction, capex projects for site growth, operational digitization, energy efficiency improvement, and modernization roadmap development.
Two primary sites: Manchester, England (headquarters) and New Jersey, USA. Both are active hiring markets for engineering and manufacturing roles.
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