Lead Production Engineer – Fire Detection (Hybrid)

Halma p.l.c; Alton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Flexible/Hybrid working

Pension scheme

EV car leasing

Employee discounts

Job summary

Apollo Fire Detectors in the UK is seeking a Lead Production Engineer to own the technical direction of manufacturing engineering. You will lead engineers to design, improve and support manufacturing processes, ensuring safety, efficiency, on-time delivery, cost and quality targets.

Responsibilities include process design, equipment specification, NPI support, data analysis, and mentoring of engineers while aligning with business goals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in manufacturing engineering and process design.
• Ability to lead and coach engineers and teams.
• Experience with NPI and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing processes design, documentation and improvement.
• Specify and maintain production equipment, tooling and test fixtures.
• Support NPI activities to ensure manufacturability and scalability.
• Lead root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership to Production Engineers.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Lean Manufacturing

NPI

Technical Leadership

ERP & Digital Manufacturing

Tools

Automation

Tooling & Equipment

Job description

Apollo Fire Detectors in the UK is seeking a Lead Production Engineer to own the technical direction of manufacturing engineering. You will lead engineers to design, improve and support manufacturing processes, ensuring safety, efficiency, on-time delivery, cost and quality targets.

Responsibilities include process design, equipment specification, NPI support, data analysis, and mentoring of engineers while aligning with business goals.