Lead Production Engineer - Fast-Paced Manufacturing

Westwood Recruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Pension

Health Cash Plan

EV Car Scheme

Cycle to work

Wellbeing hours

25 days + Bank Holidays

Job summary

Westwood Recruitment are working with a leading company to recruit an experienced Production Engineer in Milton Keynes. You will manage the reliability, performance and maintenance of high-speed printing and ancillary production equipment used for delivering documents to customers.

The role requires hands-on maintenance, fault diagnosis and a track record in fast-paced manufacturing environments, with a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification is required.
• Experience in multi-skilled maintenance in fast-paced production environments.
• Electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills desired.

Responsibilities

• Set up, maintain and optimise production machinery to standard.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) within health and safety requirements.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns with fault diagnosis and repairs.
• Perform hands-on analysis to identify and resolve equipment issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the production environment.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, reliability and equipment performance.
• Collaborate with colleagues to achieve production and engineering targets.
• Ensure activities comply with confidentiality, data security and workplace safety.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical fault finding

HSE awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds or HNC

Job description

Westwood Recruitment are working with a leading company to recruit an experienced Production Engineer in Milton Keynes. You will manage the reliability, performance and maintenance of high-speed printing and ancillary production equipment used for delivering documents to customers.

The role requires hands-on maintenance, fault diagnosis and a track record in fast-paced manufacturing environments, with a focus on safety and continuous improvement.