Production Engineer

Premier Placement Services; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Placement Services' client, a well-established manufacturing business, is seeking a Production Engineer in Leicester to translate customer requirements into efficient, cost-effective manufacturing processes.

You will work with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and suppliers to ensure high standards, maintain BOMs and routings, support continuous improvement and tooling design.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specs.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems, BOM creation and routings.
• Strong problem-solving and organisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation control.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Review customer orders and ensure technical information is accurate.
• Create and maintain BOMs and routings in the ERP/MRP system.
• Produce and maintain material, component and manufacturing drawings.
• Estimate production costs and maintain costing data.
• Design tooling, jigs and fixtures to support efficient manufacturing.
• Provide day-to-day engineering support to manufacturing operations.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve technical issues and ensure tooling meets specs.
• Support engineering change management through drawings and BOM updates.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, cost and throughput.
• Support process optimisation and standardisation initiatives.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Continuous improvement

Attention to detail

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

My client is a very well-established business who specialize in the fabrication, coating, and assembly of specialist products for a variety of high-tech industries.

They are looking for a skilled Production Engineer to join their team.

This is a varied and hands-on engineering role, where you will help translate customer requirements into efficient, cost-effective and repeatable manufacturing processes.

Working closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Customer Service and external suppliers, you will play an important role in ensuring customer requirements are manufactured to the high standards required in the most effective and efficient way.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing customer orders to ensure all technical information is accurately reviewed and saved.
• Creating and maintaining item numbers, Bills of Materials (BOMs) and manufacturing routings within the ERP/MRP system.
• Producing and maintaining material, component and manufacturing drawings.
• Establishing production costs and maintaining accurate costing information.
• Designing tooling, jigs and fixtures to support efficient and repeatable manufacturing.
• Providing day-to-day engineering support to manufacturing operations.
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve technical issues and ensure tooling and components meet specifications.
• Supporting engineering change management through updates to drawings, BOMs, routings and production documentation.
• Identifying opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, product quality, cost performance and throughput.
• Contributing to process optimisation, standardisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with Manufacturing, Production Coordination, Supply Chain, Quality and Customer Service teams.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• An engineering qualification or equivalent practical engineering experience within a manufacturing or production engineering environment.
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems, including BOM creation and manufacturing routings.
• Strong problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation control.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and process optimisation.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing manufacturing team where your work will have a direct impact on product quality, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

You will have the opportunity to work across a broad range of engineering and production support activities, developing your experience while contributing to the manufacture of specialist optical products for demanding applications.