Production Engineer - 4-Day Week Path to Production Management

Roundhouse Recruitment Ltd; Stafford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day week

Friday off

Career progression

Autonomy

Senior management exposure

Job summary

Roundhouse Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Production Engineer in the Hixon area of Staffordshire. The role offers a 4-day working week (Mon-Thu) with every Friday off and a path to Production Management, plus pension and benefits.

You will own shop-floor engineering improvements, design jigs and fixtures, and work closely with senior engineering leadership to drive manufacturing efficiency.

Qualifications

• Practical mechanical manufacturing or shop-floor engineering background.
• Good CAD skills with the ability to read and produce engineering drawings.
• Experience with jigs, fixtures, tooling or manufacturing process improvement.
• Strong practical problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Able to work independently and take ownership of engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, modify and improve jigs, fixtures and manufacturing aids.
• Identify and implement manufacturing process improvements.
• Carry out root-cause analysis and solve recurring shop-floor problems.
• Produce and modify engineering drawings using CAD.
• Support practical manufacturing and continuous improvement projects.
• Provide engineering support and guidance to production teams.

Skills

CAD skills

Root-cause analysis

Shop-floor engineering

Problem solving

Independent worker

Job description

Roundhouse Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Production Engineer in the Hixon area of Staffordshire. The role offers a 4-day working week (Mon-Thu) with every Friday off and a path to Production Management, plus pension and benefits.

You will own shop-floor engineering improvements, design jigs and fixtures, and work closely with senior engineering leadership to drive manufacturing efficiency.