Production Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment; Ringway; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist recruitment agency is seeking a Production Engineer for a permanent role in East Manchester. The position involves managing continuous improvement projects within a large manufacturing environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in engineering and experience with lean processes and CI tools. This is an exciting opportunity to work onsite and mentor junior engineers. Competitive salary of £40-50K plus benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Academic or working background in manufacturing or engineering.
• Proven experience in leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage continuous improvement projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Balance between office duties and shop-floor work.
• Mentor junior production engineers.

Skills

Leading continuous improvement projects

Experience with CI tools (8D, FMEA, kaizen, DMAIC)

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Degree, HND, City and Guilds, or equivalent

Job description

Production Engineer

£40-50K plus Benefits

East Manchester area, commutable from Oldham, Droylsden, Hyde, Manchester, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stockport, Rochdale

37 Hours 8AM-4PM Monday-Thursday , 8-3.30 Friday

Are you an experienced Manufacturing Engineer/Production engineer, with experience of running continuous improvements projects looking to work on a large manufacturing site with progression available? This role will suit an ambitious candidate who would like to work in a senior role whilst remaining hands on. You will be responsible for managing improvement projects focusing on areas such as layout, automation and waste. A multi million pound investment in improvements has already been improved so this will be an exciting time to implement the CI projects.

The Role

• Full Time permanent role on a large manufacturing site
• Managing continuous improvement projects in the manufacturing environment
• Combination of office based work with shop-floor based work
• Mentor junior/apprentice/graduate production engineers

The Person

• Academic/working background with manufacturing/engineering. This could be degree, HND, City and Guilds, apprenticeship or be more lean focused
• Working experience of leading lean/continuous improvement projects
• Experience of CI tools-8D, FMEA, kaizen, DMAIC etc.

Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Nick Smith at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates