Production Engineer in Wrexham

Nicholson Hird; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing organization in Wrexham is seeking a Production Engineer to provide engineering support and lead technical aspects in a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have a degree in mechanical or chemical engineering and experience in machine optimisation. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including an 8% bonus, generous pension, and healthcare. Join a stable organization focused on team collaboration and professional growth.

Benefits

Attractive bonus

Generous pension

Healthcare benefits

Learning and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree level education in mechanical or chemical engineering.
• Some experience in production or machine optimisation roles.
• Familiarity with machine speeds, tensions, and temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and technical leadership to production.
• Solve machine and process problems effectively.
• Engage with maintenance and process engineers to optimize performance.

Skills

Mechanical or chemical engineering degree

Machine optimisation experience

Diagnosing machine/process issues

Data analysis and engineering software

Problem solving skills

Stakeholder engagement

Prioritisation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Job description

Production Engineer - Wrexham

45,000 - 50,000 & bens

We represent a highly reputable and professional multinational manufacturing organisation with a truly global presence, an excellent operational efficiency and on time delivery record, and superb opportunities for achievement, recognition and career progression.

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the business as a Production Engineer, providing engineering support and technical leadership to production, problem solving on machine and process problems, and working closely with maintenance and process engineers to optimise and improve performance.

Key skills

• Ideally educated to degree level in mechanical or chemical engineering
• Some post graduate experience as a production engineer, machine optimisation engineer, manufacturing engineer, maintenance engineer or continuous improvement engineer ideally in a web processing/web handling manufacturing environment (paper, tissue, fabric, foil, film, coating, plating, lamination) and knowledge of principles such as machine speeds, tensions and temperatures.
• Experienced in machine based manufacturing processes, accustomed to diagnosing machine and process based issues, happy to work closely with maintenance to resolve equipment based problems
• IT and data literate and able to use engineering software to gather and analyse data (OEE, SPC)
• Sound problem solving skills, root cause analysis, Pareto analysis techniques
• Able to effectively and successfully engage with internal stakeholders and external suppliers as required
• Great prioritisation skills, methodical, logical and well organised, able to adapt to changing circumstances, and really thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative team player who enjoys working with others in a supportive and close-knit team

Join this people centric employer as a production engineer in a varied and technically challenging role, on an excellent package to include an attractive bonus of 8%, generous pension and healthcare benefits, and excellent opportunities for learning and progression on a stable site with a low staff turnover

This is a days based role, on site in Wrexham.