Production Engineer

Holt Engineering; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 41,500 - 45,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £41,500–£45,750

KPI-driven role

Fast-moving environment

Job summary

Holt Engineering in Bournemouth is seeking a Production Engineer to build and deliver recovery plans, protect on-time delivery and maximise shopfloor utilisation. You will own NCR/ECR activity, apply lean techniques to cut waste and support scheduling to meet customer deadlines.

The role requires experience in machining/precision manufacturing, strong problem-solving, and clear communication across production and planning. A fast-moving environment awaits with KPI-driven performance expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer role in a machining/precision manufacturing environment.
• Confident driving recovery actions, priorities and scheduling to protect OTD.
• Lean mindset with evidence of waste reduction and practical improvements.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a structured approach to delivery.
• Clear communication across production, planning and wider stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Creating and delivering recovery plans for late production issues
• Minimising the effect of overruns in production
• Minimising the effect of downtime in production
• Ensuring production resources are fully utilised
• Working with lean manufacturing techniques to reduce cost of waste
• Supporting jobs through the scheduling system to ensure OTD to customers
• Being responsible for ECRs being raised and supporting closure
• Being responsible for all shopfloor NCRs being raised and supporting closure
• Driving the reduction of the number of shopfloor NCRs
• Any other duties relevant to the role

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Scheduling

Communication

NCR/ECR management

Job description

Production Engineer

Bournemouth | £41,500 – £45,750

Overview

• Build and deliver recovery plans for late production issues to protect OTD
• Reduce overruns and downtime by removing blockers and improving flow
• Maximise utilisation of shopfloor resources through prioritisation and coordination
• Own NCR/ECR raising and closure, reducing repeat internal non‑conformance
• Apply lean techniques to cut waste, cost and disruption across production

Day‑to‑day Responsibilities

• Creating and delivering recovery plans for late production issues
• Minimising the effect of overruns in production
• Minimising the effect of downtime in production
• Ensuring production resources are fully utilised
• Working with lean manufacturing techniques to reduce cost of waste
• Supporting jobs through the scheduling system to ensure OTD to customers
• Being responsible for ECRs being raised and supporting closure
• Being responsible for all shopfloor NCRs being raised and supporting closure
• Driving the reduction of the number of shopfloor NCRs
• Any other duties relevant to the role

KPIs

• Support to achieve the monthly sales invoice target
• Support to achieve the monthly quality target
• Support NCR and ECR targets are met and closed within the quoted timeline
• Reduction in number of internal NCRs

Qualifications

• Experience in a Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer role in a machining/precision manufacturing environment
• Confident driving recovery actions, priorities and scheduling to protect OTD
• Comfortable owning NCR/ECR activity from raising through to closure
• Lean mindset with evidence of waste reduction and practical improvements
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a structured approach to delivery
• Clear communication across production, planning and wider stakeholders

Benefits

• £41,500 – £45,750 salary
• High‑impact role with clear KPIs across delivery, utilisation and internal non‑conformance
• Fast‑moving environment where you’ll be central to production performance