Production Engineer

Nova Talent; South Kesteven; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Pension scheme

25 days holiday

Job summary

Nova Talent is partnering with a leading engineering and technology organisation to recruit a Production Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and innovative manufacturing environment, where you’ll play a key role in bringing new products into production and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing and test processes.

Working closely with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain teams, you’ll help ensure products are introduced efficiently, manufactured

Qualifications

• Experience in a Production/Manufacturing Engineering role.
• Experience supporting manufacture and test of electronic products.
• Knowledge of PCBAs, SMT and electro-mechanical products.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, product introduction and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support product development to ensure design for manufacture and test.
• Lead introduction of new products into production, ensuring smooth transition from design to manufacture.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production and Supply Chain to resolve manufacturing challenges and improve efficiency.
• Support development and maintenance of production test systems.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and lead CI initiatives.
• Support manufacturing partners to ensure alignment with quality and production requirements.
• Provide ongoing support for production processes and operations.

Skills

Production Engineering experience

Electronics manufacturing

PCBAs/SMT knowledge

NPI experience

Problem-solving

Collaborative working

MRP/ERP familiarity

Requirements management tools (Jama)

Tools

Jama Connect

Job description

Nova Talent is partnering with a leading engineering and technology organisation to recruit a Production Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and innovative manufacturing environment, where you'll play a key role in bringing new products into production and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing and test processes.

Working closely with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain teams, you'll help ensure products are introduced efficiently, manufactured effectively, and supported throughout their lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting product development activities to ensure products are designed for manufacture and test.
• Leading the introduction of new products into production, ensuring a smooth transition from design to manufacture.
• Collaborating with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain teams to resolve manufacturing challenges and improve efficiency.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of production test systems.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting manufacturing partners and subcontractors to ensure alignment with quality and production requirements.
• Providing ongoing support for production processes and manufacturing operations.

We're interested in speaking with Production Engineers who have experience within an electronics or advanced manufacturing environment and enjoy working across multiple functions to drive operational excellence.

Requirements:

• Experience within a Production Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering role.
• Experience supporting the manufacture and testing of electronic products.
• Knowledge of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), surface mount technology (SMT), and electro-mechanical products.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, product introduction, and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach.
• Knowledge of electronic product design and test (Desirable)
• Experience leading New Product Introduction (NPI) activities (Desirable).
• Familiarity with engineering risk management techniques (Desirable).
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems such as Jobscope or similar (Desirable).
• Experience using requirements management tools such as Jama Connect (Desirable).

What's on Offer?

• Salary £50,000
• Flexible working hours with core hours | 25 days holiday plus bank holidays | Enhanced pension scheme | Private healthcare | Life assurance | Holiday buy and sell scheme | Ongoing training and professional development | Employee wellbeing programme | Cycle to work scheme | Free parking and on-site facilities