Production Engineer

Find Apprenticeships; Aberystwyth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational manufacturing organisation in Wrexham is seeking a Production Engineer to provide technical leadership and engineering support to production teams. The role involves solving machine and process problems and collaborating with maintenance and engineering teams. Candidates should have a degree in mechanical or chemical engineering and experience in machine optimisation. The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £50,000, along with benefits including an 8% bonus and generous pension.

Benefits

Attractive bonus of 8%

Generous pension

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level in mechanical or chemical engineering.
• Some post graduate experience as a production engineer or similar role.
• Experienced in machine based manufacturing processes.
• IT and data literate; able to use engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and technical leadership to production.
• Problem solving on machine and process problems.
• Work closely with maintenance to resolve equipment issues.
• Optimise and improve performance.

Skills

Mechanical or chemical engineering degree

Post graduate experience in production/machine optimisation

Experience in diagnosing machine/process issues

IT and data literacy

Problem solving skills

Ability to engage with stakeholders

Prioritisation and organisational skills

Team player

Education

Degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Tools

Engineering software (OEE, SPC)

Job description

Overview

Production Engineer - Wrexham

45,000 - 50,000 & bens

We represent a highly reputable and professional multinational manufacturing organisation with a truly global presence, an excellent operational efficiency and on time delivery record, and superb opportunities for achievement, recognition and career progression.

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the business as a Production Engineer, providing engineering support and technical leadership to production, problem solving on machine and process problems, and working closely with maintenance and process engineers to optimise and improve performance.

Key skills

• Ideally educated to degree level in mechanical or chemical engineering
• Some post graduate experience as a production engineer, machine optimisation engineer, manufacturing engineer, maintenance engineer or continuous improvement engineer ideally in a web processing/web handling manufacturing environment (paper, tissue, fabric, foil, film, coating, plating, lamination) and knowledge of principles such as machine speeds, tensions and temperatures.
• Experienced in machine based manufacturing processes, accustomed to diagnosing machine and process based issues, happy to work closely with maintenance to resolve equipment based problems
• IT and data literate and able to use engineering software to gather and analyse data (OEE, SPC)
• Sound problem solving skills, root cause analysis, Pareto analysis techniques
• Able to effectively and successfully engage with internal stakeholders and external suppliers as required
• Great prioritisation skills, methodical, logical and well organised, able to adapt to changing circumstances, and really thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative team player who enjoys working with others in a supportive and close-knit team

Join this people centric employer as a production engineer in a varied and technically challenging role, on an excellent package to include an attractive bonus of 8%, generous pension and healthcare benefits, and excellent opportunities for learning and progression on a stable site with a low staff turnover.

This is a days based role, on site in Wrexham.