Electrical Production Engineer (NPI) – Lean & BOM Focus

Orion Electrotech; Wednesfield; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% Matched Pension Scheme

Critical Illness Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Death in Service (1x Annual Salary)

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Birthday day off

Ongoing Training & Development

Career Progression Opportunities

Job summary

Orion Electrotech in Cannock is seeking an Electrical Production Engineer / NPI Engineer to translate customer requirements into production-ready solutions, deliver production engineering from concept to production, and drive improvements across manufacturing operations.

You will support apprentices and junior engineers, mentor the team, and collaborate with engineering, production, quality and operations to ensure on-time delivery, safety and cost optimisation.

Qualifications

• HNC, HND, NVQ Level 4/5 or equivalent qualification in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Desirable: Degree in Electrical Engineering or PM qualification and experience in electrical panel design.

Responsibilities

• Support NPI projects from concept through to full production release.
• Develop production-engineered solutions from customer specifications.
• Create and maintain BOMs, item cards, routings and engineering documentation.
• Provide technical support across all manufacturing stages.
• Ensure designs are PM, cost-effective and producible.
• Support electrical and production engineering activities across the business.
• Manage ECNs and product revisions.
• Conduct root cause analysis and continuous improvement actions.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives including Kaizen, 5S and waste reduction.
• Participate in SQCDP meetings and support performance targets.
• Collaborate with production, quality, purchasing and project teams for on-time delivery.
• Support first article inspections, ISIR activities and customer acceptance processes.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety standards and quality systems.
• Assist with capacity planning and project scheduling.
• Mentor apprentices and junior engineers.

Skills

NPI projects

Electrical engineering

Control panels

DFM

CAD interpretation

BOMs & docs

Root cause analysis

Lean / Kaizen / 5S

Stakeholder management

Multi-project handling

Mentoring

Education

HNC/HND/NVQ4/5 in Electrical or Electronic Eng

5 years post-qualification in manufacturing

Job description

Orion Electrotech in Cannock is seeking an Electrical Production Engineer / NPI Engineer to translate customer requirements into production-ready solutions, deliver production engineering from concept to production, and drive improvements across manufacturing operations.

You will support apprentices and junior engineers, mentor the team, and collaborate with engineering, production, quality and operations to ensure on-time delivery, safety and cost optimisation.