Production Engineering Technician

Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited

Swindon

On-site

GBP 29,000 - 35,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited (SEA) is seeking a Production Engineering Technician for our Barnstaple site. The role covers production engineering activities across units, including documenting processes, introducing new equipment and tooling, and driving quality and cost improvements.

The job requires onsite presence 4–5 days a week, with a salary up to £32k depending on experience. The successful candidate will support triage of quality problems, design jigs, maintain tooling

Qualifications

Production engineering activities across units and tooling.
Ability to read and interpret designs and technical drawings.
A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Ability to multi-task and adjust priorities as needed.
On-site presence at Barnstaple site, 4–5 days a week.

Responsibilities

Support production, engineering and wider business in triaging quality problems.
Attend GEMBA meetings as appropriate.
Design and introduce jigs and fixtures to enhance production processes.
Maintain calibration of production tooling.
Generate and maintain standard operating instructions and doc.
Engage in layout changes to increase capacity and efficiency.
Develop methods for material and product movement through the facility.
Conduct time studies; identify waste and simplify processes.
Identify and support process improvements to reduce costs.
Participate in verification and validation activities for equipment and processes.
Support prototyping across new product introductions.
Develop and support visual controls on the shop floor.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Electrical experience

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Reading drawings

Time management

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, thats our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. Offering exposure to Production Engineering activities across all business units and production areas, Including; the documentation of SEAs production processes, introduction of new equipment and tooling, problem solving and process improvements to improve quality/reduce cost.

Production Engineering Technician will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role does require being onsite 4 -5 days a week.

The salary for this role is up to £32k, depending on experience.

Whatyoullbedoing

Support between production, engineering and wider business areas in the triage of quality problems encountered in manufacturing
Attend daily GEMBA meetings as appropriate
Design and introduce jigs and fixtures to enhance and mistake proof production processes.
Maintain, organise and oversee calibration of production tooling.
Generating and maintaining standard operating instructions and associated manufacturing documentation
Engage in production layout events and changes to increase capacity and improve efficiency.
Develop methods for movement of materials and product through the facility, establishing flow and visual output
Presence in manufacturing to conduct time studies, identify waste and simplify processes
Identify and support the implementation of process improvements to reduce production costs
Participate in verification and validation activities association with equipment and process qualification
Support prototyping activity across new product introductions
Developing and supporting visual controls on the shop floor

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so were always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Havea look atthe benefits we offer:

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