Production Process Engineer

Meridian Business Support; Exeter; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering firm in Exeter is seeking a Production Process Engineer to enhance manufacturing practices and drive continuous improvement within their team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role, preferably in sheet metal manufacturing, and an HNC in Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities include optimizing production processes, conducting feasibility studies, and supporting new products. The role offers a competitive salary up to £45k and various benefits including a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £45,000

Company Pension Scheme, 5% contributory

Salary Sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years Engineering experience within a Process Engineer, Production / Manufacturing Engineer, or Continuous Improvement role.
• Ideally experience within sheet metal manufacturing or a metalshop environment.
• Ability to travel overseas as required.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the production engineering team to improve operations.
• Identify ideas for improving production profitability and quality.
• Conduct feasibility studies on continuous improvement ideas.

Skills

Process Improvement

Lean Production Techniques

Manufacturing Practice

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Production Process Engineer

The Opportunity: Working within the Production Engineering and Lean team, you will ensure successful identification and implementation of best manufacturing practise within this vibrant metalshop environment. Your role as Production Process Engineer will be to focus on Process Improvement and Lean Production techniques in both existing manufacture and in NPD. The Production Process Engineer will work as part of a well established team within this Exeter engineering firm.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the production engineering team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements.
• Identify and present ideas for improving production in order to improve profitability, Quality, Throughput or H&S.
• Conduct feasibility studies on continuous improvement ideas generated from within Production, and having agreed the priority and gained necessary sign off, implement those projects.
• Produce written reports and analyse data in order to identify areas for improvement.
• Assist in the co-ordination and management of new products internally and externally to support the manufacturing team where required.

Qualifications / Preferred Skills

• Minimum 2 years Engineering experience within a Process Engineer, Production / Manufacturing Engineer, or Continuous Improvement role.
• HNC minimum in Mechanical Engineering.
• Ideally experience within sheet metal manufacturing or a metalshop environment.
• The ability to travel overseas from time to time would be highly appreciated in this role.

Benefits

• A competitive salary up to £45000
• Company Pension Scheme, 5% contributory
• Salary Sacrifice scheme.

Working Hours

7.30-4.30 Mon to Thursday and 7.30-2 on a Friday

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.