4-Day Week Manufacturing Engineer Path to Production Manager

Roundhouse recruitment; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Roundhouse Recruitment is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer for a newly created role in Hixon, Staffordshire. You will own shop-floor manufacturing improvements, design jigs and fixtures, and work with the Head of Engineering to drive efficiency.

The role offers a 4-day week (Mon-Thu) with Fridays off, clear progression towards Production Management, and pension/benefits. Commutable from Rugeley and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• Experience on shop floor in manufacturing/production engineering.
• Good CAD skills and ability to read/interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience with jigs, fixtures, tooling or process improvement.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of 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 to production teams.

Skills

CAD skills

Root-cause analysis

Process improvement

Problem solving

Tools

CAD software

Machining tools

Job description

Roundhouse Recruitment is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer for a newly created role in Hixon, Staffordshire. You will own shop-floor manufacturing improvements, design jigs and fixtures, and work with the Head of Engineering to drive efficiency.

The role offers a 4-day week (Mon-Thu) with Fridays off, clear progression towards Production Management, and pension/benefits. Commutable from Rugeley and surrounding areas.