Production Engineer (4-Day Week) - Path to Production Manager

The Abbey; Bagnall; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day week

Friday off

Progression to Production Management

Flexible hours

Exposure to Senior Management

Job summary

The Abbey in Hixon, Staffordshire, is seeking a Production Engineer to drive improvements across the shop floor. The role offers a 4-day working week with Fridays off and a clear path toward Production Management, along with flexibility in start/finish times as you establish yourself.

You’ll design and modify jigs and fixtures, implement manufacturing improvements, and perform root-cause analysis while developing CAD drawings and supporting production teams.

Qualifications

• Production Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer or similar role.
• Practical mechanical manufacturing or shop-floor engineering background.
• Good CAD skills and ability to read/produce drawings.
• Experience with jigs, fixtures, tooling or process improvement.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis.

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.
• Assist with machinery maintenance and external engineering support.

Skills

Design

CAD

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing improvements

Problem solving

Independence

Tools

CAD tools

Job description

The Abbey in Hixon, Staffordshire, is seeking a Production Engineer to drive improvements across the shop floor. The role offers a 4-day working week with Fridays off and a clear path toward Production Management, along with flexibility in start/finish times as you establish yourself.

You’ll design and modify jigs and fixtures, implement manufacturing improvements, and perform root-cause analysis while developing CAD drawings and supporting production teams.