Production Engineer

Jackie Kerr Recruitment Ltd; Witney; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Production Engineer for a growing manufacturing company in Witney, England. The ideal candidate will have an engineering qualification and experience in CAD/CAM, new product introduction, and tooling design. The role involves creating technical specifications, ensuring manufacturing quality, and driving process improvements. This position offers excellent benefits, including a bonus and a pension scheme. Candidates with a passion for continuous improvement are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Bonus

Employer matched pension scheme

Wellbeing programme

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain Technical Specifications for products and components.
• Introduce new products to manufacturing including tooling design.
• Ensure work instructions and SOPs meet technical specifications.
• Problem solve on products and part design.
• Improve processes and manufacturing efficiency.

Skills

Qualification within Engineering

CAD / CAM

New Product Introduction

Tooling & Jig design

Production timings & process optimisation

Continuous improvement techniques

Process Mapping

Product Data Management

Product Design for Manufacture

ERP system functions including Bills of Materials and Production Routings

Product Costing

Education

Qualification within Engineering

Job description

We at Jackie Kerr Recruitment are excited to be supporting one of our long-standing clients, a growing manufacturing company, in recruiting a Production Engineer on a permanent basis!

This Production Engineer role comes with fantastic benefits, including a bonus, employer matched pension scheme and a wellbeing programme!

Production Engineer Main Scope of Role:

• Creating & maintaining Technical Specifications for products and components including PDM, BOMs & production routings
• Introduction of new products to manufacturing including tooling design
• Ensuring Work instructions & SOP's meet the technical 'critical x's' of the specifications
• Problem solving on products & part design
• Process improvements & manufacturing efficiency to improve production costs & quality
• Product Quality by ensuring processes are controlled and capable

Production Engineer Key Areas:

Delivery

• Creation & maintenance of product and component technical specification documentation
• Review all new product designs to ensure appropriate DFM has been considered
• Maintain & Create "Master" BOM's and Routings for all products in the BU including NPI
• Maintain the product master data including revision control
• Design & procure tooling and fixtures to ensure efficient & high-quality production
• Facilitate process improvement program in production

Quality

• Ensure all manufacturing processes can produce components to the desired quality
• Initiate Component Design reviews and DFM improvements when required
• Act and react quickly and responsibly to production issues

Cost

• Ensure the ERP system is kept up to date with accurate routing timings and BOMs
• Design Production tooling and fixtures to enable reduced process times and zero defects
• Cornerstone of NPI process to ensure production costs are kept within the expected budget
• Process improvements to deliver reduced production costs

Safety

• Ensure all production processes and equipment is designed to meet H&S requirements
• Be accountable for your actions and those around you, ensuring you behave with respect to the guidelines set by the business
• At all times wear suitable PPE for any activities, e.g. prototyping

Production Engineer Ideal Candidate / Experience Required:

• Qualification within Engineering
• CAD / CAM
• New Product Introduction
• Tooling & Jig design
• Production timings & process optimisation
• Continuous improvement techniques
• Process Mapping
• Product Data Management
• Product Design for Manufacture
• ERP system functions including Bills of Materials and Production Routings
• Product Costing