Production Engineer

Resource Area for Teaching; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Private healthcare

Life assurance & CI cover

Pension contribution

Flexible working

Professional development

Offsite parking

Job summary

SubSea Craft, based in the UK, seeks a production-focused practitioner to join our marine manufacturing team in Portsmouth. You will participate in design-for-manufacture reviews, support prototype and pre-production assembly, and drive continuous improvement across production layouts and processes.

The role requires hands-on production experience in high value, low volume environments, a engineering degree, and experience productionising new technologies. BPSS/compliance may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in high value, low volume production environments.
• Degree qualified within engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience producing new technologies/products for production.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design reviews for design-for-manufacture input.
• Assist with prototype and pre-production assembly work.
• Specify and source production equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures; lead continuous improvement.
• Create and manage production layout plans to support efficient manufacturing.
• Develop and support production quality and business processes; ensure adherence to international standards.
• Support production with day-to-day query resolution.
• Provide input for ECO process.
• Create and champion SOPs for marine manufacturing.

Skills

Production experience

High value/low volume

Project management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Agile toolsets

Job description

• Salary:Up to £45,000 DOE
• Full Time
• Permanent

Who we are:SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

• Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
• Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
• Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
• Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice
• Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.
• Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Offsite Parking available.

Responsibilities will include:

• Participate in design reviews to provide design-for-manufacture input
• Assist with prototype and pre-production assembly work
• Specify and source production equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures Lead and support continuous improvement activities in production
• Create and manage production layout plans to support efficient manufacturing
• Develop and support quality and business processes related to manufacturingEnsure full adherence to internationally recognised quality standards for manufacturing, particularly within the marine industry
• Support production with day-to-day query resolution
• Provide input for engineering change management (ECO) process
• Create and champion standard operating procedures and work instructions for all aspects of marine manufacturing

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

• Experience of working within a high value, low volume production environment Desirable: Experience with MRP/ERP systems Use of agile toolsets
• Recognised Project Management experience or qualification
• Degree qualified within engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience of productionising new technologies and new products
• Production experience with composite structures or electro-mechanical assembly

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.*

Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: weare founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What we expect from you:

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

*Please note that all offers of employment are conditional and subject to satisfactory DBS, driving licence and reference checks. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. We will consider criminal record information alongside the wider range of evidence gathered at the application, interview, and pre-employment checking stages.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to everyone. If you are shortlisted, we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). We may retain your details for future suitable roles unless you advise us otherwise.

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