Production Engineer – Lean & NPI (On-site)

White Label Recruitment Ltd; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

25 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

White Label Recruitment Ltd are recruiting a Production Engineer for an electronics manufacturing client in Newark, Nottinghamshire. You will analyse and improve production processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste, and support NPI to ensure smooth transition from design to manufacture.

You will lead Lean, Kaizen and 5S initiatives, resolve issues on the shop floor, and create manufacturing documentation.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Production Engineering.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Lean/continuous improvement knowledge (Kaizen, 5S).
• Good problem-solving and cross-department communication.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, develop and improve existing production processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and ensure smooth transition from design to manufacture.
• Identify and resolve production issues through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation (work instructions, process flows, risk assessments).
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen, 5S).
• Provide technical support to production teams on the shop floor.
• Monitor KPIs for quality, throughput and process reliability.
• Ensure processes comply with health, safety and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Design, Quality and Maintenance to improve processes and equipment.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

5S

Problem solving

Communication

ISO 9001 knowledge

Education

Degree/HNC/HND in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Production Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

White Label Recruitment Ltd are recruiting a Production Engineer for an electronics manufacturing client in Newark, Nottinghamshire. You will analyse and improve production processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste, and support NPI to ensure smooth transition from design to manufacture.

You will lead Lean, Kaizen and 5S initiatives, resolve issues on the shop floor, and create manufacturing documentation.