Production Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A design engineering start-up is looking for a Production Engineer to bridge the gap between design and production. This role involves verifying and validating products, troubleshooting production issues, and producing essential documentation. The ideal candidate will bring experience in production engineering, especially in testing and validation, and the ability to communicate technical information across teams. A competitive salary, annual bonus, and benefits, including private medical cover and Fridays working from home, are offered.

Benefits

Annual bonus and share option scheme up to 10%

Every Friday working from home

5% employee, 4% employer pension

Private medical cover

25 days bank holiday

4× annual salary life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience seeing designs through to production, establishing root cause of issues.
• Experience in testing and validation.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and BOMs.
• Experience communicating technical information between design, production, and customers.
• Desire to take ownership of Production Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Verification and validation testing to confirm performance, durability and safety.
• Producing documentation including test plans and compliance reports.
• Establishing SOPs and quality control.
• Troubleshooting issues in production.
• Working closely with OEM partners to provide technical support.

Skills

Experience seeing designs through to production

Experience in testing and validation

Ability to interpret technical drawings and BOMs

Experience communicating technical information

Desire to take ownership of Production Engineering

Job description

Production Engineer

Location: Rotheram

Salary: £45,000 – £55,000 plus annual bonus and share scheme up to 10% per annum. Additional benefits: every Friday working from home, private medical cover and additional holiday scheme.

The Company

Our client is a design engineering start‑up, producing innovative electro‑mechanical products with a focus on green technology. With over 20 team members and the latest round of fundraising completed, they are ready to begin commercial mass‑production.

The Role

The Production Engineer is a new role bridging the vital gap between design and production, shaping the future of the team and business. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Technical Director, you will take designs to production and work closely with customers to ensure a smooth process. Responsibilities include:

• Verification and validation testing to confirm performance, durability and safety.
• Producing documentation including test plans, build instructions, compliance reports, and production release files.
• Establishing SOPs and quality control.
• Troubleshooting issues in production to establish root cause.
• Working closely with OEM partners to support them with technical queries or issues.

The Candidate

Required experience and skills:

• Experience seeing designs through to production, with the ability to establish the root cause of any issues.
• Experience in testing and validation.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and BOMs.
• Experience communicating technical information between design, production, and customers.
• The desire to take ownership of Production Engineering and future expansion of the team.

The Benefits

• £45,000 – £55,000 base salary.
• Annual bonus and share option scheme up to 10% per annum.
• Every Friday working from home.
• 5% employee, 4% employer pension.
• Private medical cover.
• 4× annual salary life assurance.
• 25 days bank holiday + bank holidays.

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