Engineering Technician (Production)

Roundhouse Recruitment Ltd; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day working week

Every Friday off

Progression towards Production Control

Flexibility around start and finish

Company pension

Job summary

Roundhouse Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Engineering Technician / Production Engineer in Hixon, Staffordshire. This hands-on role will own manufacturing problems and improvements in a four-day week environment, with opportunities to progress toward Production Management and a company pension.

You will investigate issues, implement practical engineering improvements, support new products and processes, and collaborate with shop floor teams to establish methods, tooling, and controls for reliable

Qualifications

• Background in Production Engineering or similar practical manufacturing role.
• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience delivering manufacturing or process improvements.
• Ability to work independently and own problems through to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve manufacturing, process and equipment-related problems
• Carry out root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Improve manufacturing processes, productivity, quality and cost
• Support new product and process introduction onto the shop floor
• Help establish manufacturing methods, routing, tooling and work instructions
• Support initial builds, trials, prove-out and process validation
• Identify manufacturing risks and resolve practical production issues before full release
• Develop or improve jigs, fixtures, tooling and manufacturing aids where required
• Work directly with operators and production teams to understand and resolve issues
• Use production data and process observation to verify improvements
• Take engineering improvements from initial problem through to implementation and measurable result

Skills

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Hands-on

Manufacturing improvements

Job description

Engineering Technician / Production Engineer

£40,000 - £50,000 + 4 Day Working Week (Every Friday Off) + Progression to Production Management + Benefits + Pension

Hixon, Staffordshire

Are you a Manufacturing or Production Engineer from a fabrication, sheet metal or similar mechanical manufacturing background, looking for a hands‑on role with a 4‑day working week where you'll take full ownership of manufacturing problems and improvements for a specialist sheet metal manufacturer?

his is a newly created position within an established UK contract manufacturer, where you'll work directly with production to investigate issues, identify root causes and implement practical engineering improvements. You'll also support new products and processes onto the shop floor, helping establish the right methods, tooling, fixtures and controls for reliable production.

The company operates across sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, laser cutting, press brake forming, welding, assembly and electromechanical manufacturing. You'll join a varied, high‑mix environment with genuine autonomy to improve existing production and influence how new work is introduced.

Benefits

• Four-day working week, Monday to Thursday
• Every Friday off
• £35,000 - £45,000 depending on relevant experience
• Progression towards Production Management
• Flexibility around start and finish times once established
• High level of autonomy and technical responsibility
• Company pension

The Role

• Investigate and resolve manufacturing, process and equipment‑related problems
• Carry out root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Improve manufacturing processes, productivity, quality and cost
• Support new product and process introduction onto the shop floor
• Help establish manufacturing methods, routing, tooling, fixtures and work instructions
• Support initial builds, trials, prove‑out and process validation
• Identify manufacturing risks and resolve practical production issues before full release
• Develop or improve jigs, fixtures, tooling and manufacturing aids where required
• Work directly with operators and production teams to understand and resolve issues
• Use production data and process observation to verify improvements
• Take engineering improvements from initial problem through to implementation and measurable result

The Person

• Background in Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Engineering Technician or a similar practical manufacturing role
• Hands‑on experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong practical problem‑solving and root cause analysis ability
• Experience personally delivering manufacturing or process improvements
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of problems through to resolution
• Experience supporting new products, processes or manufacturing methods into production, or transferable experience