Production Engineer

Production Engineer

Salary £55k Including Performance Bonus + Benefits

The company, a successful manufacturing business, and a recent acquisition by a privately owned 11,000 employee Global Organisation, are poised to experience huge growth over the next few years due to significant investment.

This will give opportunity for employees to grow a worthwhile career, with full support and development.

Due to the expansion and investment in new systems and procedures they are now expanding their Engineering team and they see this as an exciting opportunity to join the business as a Production Engineer.

Person and Role

Are you a proactive and hands-on Production Engineer looking to make a real impact? We're looking for a Production Engineer to support and optimise our manufacturing operations, helping to improve manufacturing processes, enhance product quality and increase operational efficiency across our production facility.

Working within a multi-stage manufacturing environment that includes laser cutting, forming, welding, assembly and rubber processing, you'll play a key role in driving continuous improvement, supporting production teams and implementing engineering solutions that improve business performance.

If you enjoy solving technical challenges, working closely with production teams and driving operational improvements, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

Process Optimisation & Industrial Engineering

• Analyse and improve manufacturing processes, production flow, plant layout and cycle times.
• Identify and implement process improvements using Lean Manufacturing principles, waste reduction techniques and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Optimise manufacturing methods across laser cutting, forming and bending, welding, assembly and rubber processing.
• Support automation projects and equipment upgrades to improve productivity and manufacturing efficiency.

Production Support & Problem Solving

• Act as the technical interface between Engineering and Production.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, including quality concerns, process deviations and manufacturing bottlenecks.
• Develop and maintain stable, repeatable and robust manufacturing processes.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to production teams to improve operational performance.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with internal quality standards and relevant certifications, including ISO standards.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D.
• Drive Continuous Improvement and Kaizen initiatives throughout the manufacturing operation.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Maintain accurate process documentation, work instructions and engineering records.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Production, Engineering, SHEQ, Purchasing and Suppliers to support manufacturing excellence.
• Build effective working relationships across departments to ensure successful implementation of engineering improvements.
• Support cross-functional projects to improve quality, efficiency and operational performance.
• Assist with the introduction of new equipment, manufacturing processes and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You'll be a practical and proactive Production Engineer who enjoys working in a collaborative manufacturing environment and can confidently identify opportunities to improve processes, solve production challenges and support operational excellence.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline; alternatively, an HND with relevant industrial experience.
• 3-5 years' experience in a manufacturing or production engineering environment.
• Experience within metal processing, fabrication or assembly manufacturing.
• Good understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement techniques.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across multiple departments.
• Organised, proactive and results driven.
• Hands-on approach with the ability to provide shop floor engineering support.

Desirable

• Experience working within a multi-stage manufacturing operation.
• Knowledge of welding, forming or sealing technologies.
• Experience using ERP systems (SAP experience is advantageous).
• Project management experience.
• Familiarity with industrial engineering techniques and advanced process improvement methodologies.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a collaborative, supportive and fast-paced business where your contribution will have a direct impact on our manufacturing performance. The planned company growth will also give individual opportunities for career development.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Be a key member of a growing Engineering team.
• Work closely with colleagues across Production, Engineering, SHEQ, Purchasing and the wider business.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Develop your engineering career within a supportive manufacturing environment.
• Take ownership of your role and make a genuine difference to business performance.

This position reports directly to the Company Directors, with day-to-day reporting to the Site Manager.