Production Engineer

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 currently working with a leading company to recruit an experienced Production Engineer in Milton Keynes. As a Production Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance and maintenance of high-speed printing, inserting and ancillary production equipment used to deliver critical documents for customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up, maintain and optimise production machinery in line with defined operating standards.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) within agreed timescales and in accordance with health and safety requirements.
• Respond quickly and effectively to equipment breakdowns, carrying out fault diagnosis and repairs.
• Undertake hands-on analysis and structured problem solving to identify and resolve equipment issues.
• Support and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the production environment.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, reliability and equipment performance.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve production and engineering targets.
• Ensure all engineering activities are carried out with appropriate consideration for confidentiality, data security and workplace safety.

Experience & Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification, minimum NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds or HNC equivalent
• Demonstrable experience in multi-skilled maintenance engineering
• Previous experience working within a fast-paced production or manufacturing environment
• 5+ years experience in Engineering, particularly within FMCG, pharmaceuticals or other high-speed manufacturing environments
• Electrical fault-finding experience
• Knowledge of COSHH, Health & Safety and environmental procedures
• Experience working within a highly regulated production environment

Benefits

• Generous Company Pension
• Health Cash Plan Access to a Benefits Portal and Employee Assistance Program
• EV Car and Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible weekly wellbeing time
• 25 days holiday rising to 30, plus Bank Holidays