4-Day Week Manufacturing Engineer: Jigs & Process Improvement

Roundhouse Recruitment; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day working week

Progression to Production Management

Benefits

Pension

Job summary

Roundhouse Recruitment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Production and Manufacturing Engineer for a hands-on role in Hixon, Staffordshire. The position offers a 4-day working week with Fridays off and progression towards Production Management.

You will own engineering problems on the shop floor, designing and modifying jigs, fixtures and tooling, producing CAD drawings and working with production to implement practical improvements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on background within sheet metal, fabrication, machining or another mechanical manufacturing environment.
• Experience designing or modifying jigs, fixtures, tooling or manufacturing equipment.
• Able to produce and interpret engineering/manufacturing drawings using CAD.
• Strong understanding of practical manufacturing methods.
• Comfortable working directly with production operators and taking engineering problems through to implementation.
• Experience with laser cutting, CNC punching, press brakes, welding/fabrication or machining would be highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Engineer practical solutions to manufacturing and shop-floor problems from concept through to implementation
• Design, develop and modify jigs, fixtures, tooling and manufacturing aids
• Produce and modify CAD models and engineering/manufacturing drawings
• Work directly with operators to understand manufacturing problems and develop practical solutions
• Improve the manufacturability, repeatability, quality and efficiency of components and production processes
• Support trials and implementation of new tooling, fixtures and production methods
• Investigate recurring manufacturing issues and implement permanent engineering solutions
• Support machinery and equipment improvements and practical engineering projects
• Assist with machinery maintenance, servicing and external engineering support where required

Skills

Sheet metal

Fabrication

Machining

CAD (2D/3D)

Tooling design

Tools

Laser cutting

CNC punching

Press brakes

Welding/Fabrication

Machining

Job description

Roundhouse Recruitment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Production and Manufacturing Engineer for a hands-on role in Hixon, Staffordshire. The position offers a 4-day working week with Fridays off and progression towards Production Management.

You will own engineering problems on the shop floor, designing and modifying jigs, fixtures and tooling, producing CAD drawings and working with production to implement practical improvements.