4-Day Week Manufacturing Engineer: Path to Production Manager

The Abbey; Bagnall; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day working week

Every Friday off

Clear progression towards Production/“

Flexible start and finish times

Broad technical responsibility and Aut

Job summary

The Abbey in Hixon, Staffordshire is recruiting a Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer to take ownership of practical engineering problems across the shop floor and drive improvements with the Head of Engineering. This newly created role offers a 4-day working week with progression into Production Management and a strong autonomy in a high-mix manufacturing environment.

You will design, modify and improve jigs and fixtures, carry out manufacturing process improvements, and support

Qualifications

• Experience with jigs, fixtures, tooling or manufacturing process improvement.
• Good CAD skills and ability to read/produce engineering drawings.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, modify and improve jigs, fixtures and manufacturing aids.
• Identify and implement manufacturing process improvements.
• Carry out root-cause analysis and solve recurring shop-floor problems.
• Produce and modify engineering drawings using CAD.
• Support practical manufacturing and continuous improvement projects.
• Provide engineering support and guidance to production teams.
• Assist with machinery maintenance, servicing and external engineering support.

Skills

CAD skills

Root-cause analysis

Process improvement

Independent worker

Jigs and fixtures

Tools

CAD software

Job description

The Abbey in Hixon, Staffordshire is recruiting a Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer to take ownership of practical engineering problems across the shop floor and drive improvements with the Head of Engineering. This newly created role offers a 4-day working week with progression into Production Management and a strong autonomy in a high-mix manufacturing environment.

You will design, modify and improve jigs and fixtures, carry out manufacturing process improvements, and support