Factory Advisor

About Isembard

Isembard is rebuilding industrial capacity through a connected network of factories. We bring skilled people, advanced machine tools and our own software, MasonOS, together to make precision components for aerospace, defence, energy and robotics.

The role

A factory network is only as good as its worst site. Factory Advisors, sometimes called deployed factory engineers, get new and existing sites in our network running to the Isembard standard and keep them there.

You will deploy into factories, work directly with owner-operators, general managers and site teams, and be their point of contact as they become operationally and financially successful. Technical competence matters, but communication is the differentiator: you learn the operating playbook in depth, teach it clearly and hold every site to it. You will be based at our London factory, with frequent travel across the UK and Europe and extended site deployments. Strong operators earn more scope quickly, and the package includes equity.

• Support factory setup, onboarding and operating-model implementation at new and existing sites.

• Translate the playbook into shop-floor practice: production flow, documentation, quality and traceability, communication cadence and MasonOS adoption.

• Train site teams and explain technical concepts in language people can act on.

• Audit factories against the playbook, write clear findings and corrective action plans, and recommend go or no-go when a site is not ready.

• Help site owners understand their P&L and cash flow, and improve profitability.

What you bring

• Strong operating experience in a demanding, practical environment.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication.

• Technical curiosity and the ability to learn systems quickly.

• The judgement to hold a high bar without losing the room.

• The ability to analyse a P&L and cash flow statement.

• Useful, not essential: implementing SOPs, quality systems, training programmes or site audits, process engineering or factory operations, military operations or logistics, or manufacturing, CNC, aerospace or defence with exposure to AS9100, ITAR or export control.