Production Engineer in Port Talbot

Candour Talent Ltd; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Electric car scheme

Workplace pension

Company sick pay

Job summary

Candour Talent is recruiting a Production Engineer for a permanent role in Port Talbot. The position leads a production section, driving technical performance, maintenance, and continuous improvement in a fast-moving manufacturing facility.

The ideal candidate brings significant FMCG/high-speed manufacturing experience, a Mechanical Engineering qualification, and a proactive, hands-on leadership style. Excellent CI and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG/high-speed manufacturing or similar automated environments.
• Recognised Mechanical Engineering qualification (Level 4/HNC/HND) or equivalent.
• Experience with preventative maintenance and fault finding.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing knowledge including SMED and RCA.
• Proactive continuous improvement mindset and leadership potential.
• Ability to interpret production data and equipment performance.
• Able to work independently and collaborate across maintenance, quality, planning, and suppliers.
• Experience working with OEMs and external suppliers.
• Experience in leading/coaching a team.
• ILM Level 3 or equivalent leadership qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the designated production section.
• Oversee day-to-day technical performance, equipment condition and tooling readiness.
• Coordinate maintenance and improvement activities with the maintenance engineering team.
• Identify CI opportunities and lead improvement initiatives as the technical expert.
• Train and develop operators and team leaders across all shifts.
• Lead lean manufacturing, SMED, RCA, changeovers and problem solving.

Skills

FMCG manufacturing experience

Lean Manufacturing

SMED

Root Cause Analysis

Leadership / coaching

Education

Mechanical Engineering qualification (Level 4/HNC/HND) or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Candour Talent are currently recruiting for a Production Engineer to join our client based in Port Talbot.

• Location: Port Talbot
• Employment Type: Permanent/Full Time
• Working Hours: Mon-Fri Days
• Salary: Circa 44k
• Benefits: Excellent, including private medical insurance, life assurance, electric car scheme, workplace pension, and company sick pay scheme

Our client is looking for a proactive Production Engineer to join its highly skilled team at their manufacturing facility in Port Talbot.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and hands-on manufacturing professional with excellent technical/mechanical knowledge, a passion for continuous improvement in a fast-moving manufacturing environment, and strong leadership qualities.

The Role:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall technical leadership, development, performance, and continuous improvement of their designated production section.
• Day-to-day responsibility for the technical performance, machine/equipment condition, tooling readiness, process control, and continuous improvement of the section.
• During planned maintenance windows, shutdowns, and major engineering interventions, you will be required to will work closely with the maintenance engineering team to coordinate and deliver maintenance and improvement activities across the lithography equipment.
• The Production Engineer will identify continuous improvement opportunities and lead initiatives as the technical expert for their production area, ensuring people, equipment, tooling, materials, and working methods are continually developed to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality, and efficient production output.
• The role also has responsibility for training and development of operators and team leaders across all shifts, providing technical support, coaching/mentoring, and maintaining consistent standards.
• Other responsibilities include, production-led maintenance, machine condition, tooling control, process optimisation, changeovers, technical problem solving, OEM coordination, Lean Manufacturing, SMED, and Root Cause Analysis.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Significant experience within an FMCG, high-speed manufacturing, or comparable automated production environment.
• Recognised Mechanical Engineering qualification (Level 4/HNC/HND) and/or relevant demonstrable experience.
• Experience with preventative maintenance, machinery fault finding, and structured problem solving.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, SMED, Root Cause Analysis, 5S and continuous improvement principles.
• Positive approach to continuous improvement, innovation, and development of people and processes.
• Ability to interpret production data, technical information, and equipment performance.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Technical, HSE, Planning, Tooling, and external suppliers.
• Experience working with OEMs, external suppliers, and specialist technical providers.
• Experience of managing, leading, coaching and/or developing a team.
• ILM Level 3 or equivalent leadership qualification is desirable.
• Visible and supportive leadership style with visible presence on the factory floor.
• Able to coach, train and transfer technical knowledge effectively.
• Able to assess team capability and identify where technical skills or training need to be strengthened across shifts.
• Flexible and willing to provide reasonable out-of-hours technical support when required.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Organised, reliable and able to manage multiple technical priorities.
• Highly safety-conscious with strong attention to detail.