Production Engineer – Mechanical (R&D to Production)

Vantage Consulting; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic and growing organization in the UK is seeking a motivated Production Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the transition of products from R&D to production. Responsibilities include developing documentation for manufacturing, ensuring best practices, and collaborating with suppliers. A strong background in mechanical engineering and proficiency with CAD systems is essential. Competitive salary and benefits, including healthcare and pension contributions, are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Collaborative culture

On-the-job training

Further education and development opportunities

Competitive holiday allowance

Company pension contributions

Private healthcare and life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience assembling and testing mechanical assemblies and products.
• Experience creating and maintaining assembly and test procedures and associated records.
• Ability to interpret and create engineering drawings and bills of materials.
• Understanding of quality control activities, process hold points, and FATs.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a cross-functional team to ensure the smooth transition of products from design to production.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing, assembly, and test documentation to support repeatable production and servicing.
• Identify and define appropriate manufacturing methods, ensuring best-practice techniques are applied.
• Collaborate with suppliers and purchasing to support outsourced activities, including supplier audits and performance reviews.
• Regularly review and improve manufacturing methods as part of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Operate within the document control system, ensuring manufacturing information is approved, released, and maintained correctly.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date manufacturing database information.
• Support workshop activities by applying sound engineering principles in a practical manufacturing environment.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Proficient with Autodesk Inventor and Vault

Strong PC skills, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree or qualification in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Vault

MS Visio

Adobe FrameMaker

Job description

A dynamic and growing organization in the UK is seeking a motivated Production Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the transition of products from R&D to production. Responsibilities include developing documentation for manufacturing, ensuring best practices, and collaborating with suppliers. A strong background in mechanical engineering and proficiency with CAD systems is essential. Competitive salary and benefits, including healthcare and pension contributions, are offered.