Production Engineer

Production Engineer

Location: Poole

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 per annum

Hours: Day Shift with Flexible Working Hours

Are you an experienced Production Engineer with a strong background in production planning, order management and customer liaison?

THOMAS Professional is recruiting for a well-established manufacturing business in Poole. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of customer orders, coordinate production requirements and ensure products are delivered on time and to the required quality standards.

The Role

As a Production Engineer, you will manage assigned customer orders from receipt through to final delivery. You will work closely with customers, production teams, manufacturing engineers and external suppliers to monitor progress, manage priorities and resolve potential delays.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and expediting customer orders from receipt through to delivery
• Liaising with customers regarding order progress and delivery schedules
• Coordinating production requirements across internal departments
• Maintaining accurate sales, production and capacity-planning information
• Monitoring delivery dates and identifying orders that may be at risk
• Creating and managing recovery plans for delayed products
• Regularly reviewing progress across the production environment
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure materials and services remain on schedule
• Prioritising requirements with manufacturing and engineering teams
• Attending production meetings and providing clear progress updates
• Monitoring on-time delivery, outstanding orders and projected sales
• Supporting corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensuring work is completed in line with quality, health and safety procedures

The Ideal Candidate

We would like to hear from candidates with:

• Previous experience in production engineering, production planning, expediting or a similar manufacturing role
• Experience managing customer orders and delivery schedules
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing or engineering processes
• Experience working closely with engineers and production teams
• Confident customer communication and relationship-management skills
• Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation abilities
• The ability to manage multiple orders and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Good attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving production delays

What’s on Offer

• Salary of £35,000 - £39,000
• Permanent, full-time position
• Day shift
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to join an established manufacturing business
• Varied role with responsibility for customer orders and production delivery
• Supportive and professional working environment 

If you are interested in this Production Engineer position and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV. As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, THOMAS Professional is committed to reviewing all applications with complete fairness and equality.

At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.

THOMAS Professional is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.

THOMAS Professional is proud to be a corporate member of the REC, the recruitment industry’s leading professional body.

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