Production Engineer

Orion Electrotech; Wennington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Electrotech Ltd is seeking a Production Technician to oversee and support day-to-day production activities in a hands-on CNC environment. The role involves mentoring operators, solving manufacturing issues, and driving output, quality and efficiency toward targets.

The ideal candidate has strong CNC machining knowledge, prior leadership experience, and a track record of improving team performance while maintaining health, safety and quality standards across the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Experience as CNC machinist or supervisor in precision manufacturing.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor production teams.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills.
• Track record of continuous improvement and meeting KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily production activities across the manufacturing area.
• Lead, mentor and develop production operators and machinists.
• Set production priorities and ensure schedules are achieved.
• Monitor performance, productivity and quality metrics.
• Carry out root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Provide hands-on machining support when required.
• Support machine set-ups, process optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Drive continuous improvement to boost efficiency and reduce waste.
• Ensure compliance with quality, health & safety procedures.
• Assist with training and development of production staff.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality teams to resolve challenges.
• Support capacity planning and resource allocation.
• Introduce best practice manufacturing techniques.
• Participate in production review meetings.
• Promote a positive and proactive shop floor culture.

Skills

CNC machining

Leadership

Mentoring

Problem-solving

Communication

Continuous improvement

Team management

Tools

CNC machines

Job description

Production Technician

Location: Essex
Salary: Up to £50,000 - DOE

This is a hands-on position suited to an experienced CNC machinist who has stepped into a supervisory or team-leading capacity. You will be responsible for supporting day-to-day production activities, troubleshooting manufacturing issues and ensuring output, quality and efficiency targets are achieved. The successful candidate will be comfortable leading by example, mentoring operators and technicians, and stepping onto the machines when required.

Responsibilities of this Production Technician role:

• Support and coordinate daily production activities across the manufacturing area
• Lead, mentor and develop production operators and machinists
• Set production priorities and ensure schedules are achieved
• Monitor performance, productivity and quality metrics
• Carry out root cause investigations and implement corrective actions
• Provide hands-on machining support when required
• Support machine set-ups, process optimisation and production troubleshooting
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce waste
• Ensure compliance with quality, health & safety and manufacturing procedures
• Assist with training and development of production staff
• Work closely with engineering and quality teams to resolve manufacturing challenges
• Support capacity planning and resource allocation
• Help introduce best practice manufacturing techniques
• Participate in production review meetings
• Promote a positive and proactive shop floor culture

Experience Required for this Production Technician role:

• Background as a CNC Machinist, CNC Setter, CNC Programmer, CNC Team Leader or Production Supervisor
• Strong machining knowledge within milling, turning or similar precision manufacturing environments
• Previous experience leading or supervising a manufacturing team
• Ability to provide examples of improving team performance
• Experience implementing continuous improvement activities
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills
• Comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing environment
• Good understanding of production KPIs and manufacturing processes
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Quality improvements they have introduced