Production Engineer

Production Engineer

Location:             Telford

Duration              Permanent

Hours:                  Monday – Friday 37.5 hrs

Salary:                 up to circa £35,000 per annum (experience dependant)

Benefits:              Impressive (well-above standard) annual leave

Are you an experienced Production, Manufacturing or Process Engineer looking for a role that offers genuine project ownership, varied engineering challenges and long-term career progression?

We are recruiting for a Production Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business operating within a highly automated, advanced manufacturing environment. Working as part of a specialist Production Engineering team, you will play a key role in delivering a diverse range of projects, from new product introduction and equipment implementation through to automation, capacity improvement and process optimisation initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Engineering Graduate, Apprentice-Trained Engineer or early-career Production Engineer who enjoys driving improvement, managing projects and influencing manufacturing performance across a busy production operation.

As a Production Engineer, you will support a variety of engineering and improvement projects across the manufacturing operation, including:

• Supporting new product introduction projects from concept through to production launch
• Assisting with equipment specification, supplier liaison and commissioning activities
• Creating and updating SOPs, work instructions and engineering documentation
• Supporting automation and robotics projects aimed at improving efficiency
• Collecting and analysing manufacturing data to identify improvement opportunities
• Investigating production issues and supporting root cause analysis activities
• Driving cycle time, quality and productivity improvements
• Supporting trial builds and the introduction of new equipment and processes
• Participating in Kaizen and continuous improvement activities across the plant

Skills and Experience

• Degree, HNC/HND or apprenticeship qualification in an Engineering discipline
• Previous experience within a manufacturing environment through work experience, placement year, apprenticeship or employment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams
• A proactive approach and willingness to learn
• Ambition to develop and build a long-term career within engineering
• Production, Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience
• Experience creating SOPs and engineering documentation
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies
• Exposure to automation, assembly, press or high-volume manufacturing processes

The application process:

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client.  Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with.  Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales.   Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment.  With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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