Production Engineer: NPI & Lean Process Improvement

Tec Partners Recruitment Ltd; Enfield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured onboarding and training

Ongoing professional development

Modern engineering facilities

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Additional company benefits

Job summary

Tec Partners Recruitment Ltd collaborates with a leading electromechanical engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Production Engineer. The role focuses on improving manufacturing processes, supporting NPI, and ensuring safe, high-quality production operations.

You will bridge Design, R&D and Manufacturing, taking products from development to production while continually optimising existing processes.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in Production/Manufacturing/Process Engineering.
• Experience with electromechanical assemblies (motors, sensors, PCBs, actuators, wiring).
• Understanding of mechanical and electrical manufacturing processes.
• Experience in high-mix, low-volume environments is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methods.
• Familiarity with quality tools: FMEA, SPC, 8D, Ishikawa/root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and optimise manufacturing processes.
• Create and maintain Work Instructions, Operating Procedures and Test Specifications.
• Support NPI from pilot builds to full-scale production.
• Collaborate with Design and R&D on DFM and DFA.
• Define assembly procedures, process parameters and production methods.
• Specify, procure and maintain production equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures.
• Support automation, including automated assembly and test systems.
• Provide day-to-day technical support to operators and technicians.
• Investigate defects, scrap and rework via root-cause analysis.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive efficiency/productivity improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Cross-functional

Analytical Thinking

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Tec Partners Recruitment Ltd collaborates with a leading electromechanical engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Production Engineer. The role focuses on improving manufacturing processes, supporting NPI, and ensuring safe, high-quality production operations.

You will bridge Design, R&D and Manufacturing, taking products from development to production while continually optimising existing processes.