Production Systems Engineer

Jackie Kerr Recruitment - Engineering and Manufacturing; Chichester; Presencial; GBP 50.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexi hours

Pension

Private medical insurance (BUPA)

Descripción de la vacante

Jackie Kerr Recruitment - Engineering and Manufacturing is seeking a Production Systems Engineer to maintain and modernise our production systems ecosystem. You will work with SLT to replace the current MRP/ERP, plan migration of custom apps, and optimise in-house databases and frontends for reliability and performance.

You will collaborate with hardware/firmware teams, diagnose faults, and implement automated tests while ensuring CE compliance and integration with the new ERP/MRP framework.

Formación

• Experience building, maintaining and integrating production systems and databases.
• Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and how to modernise them.
• Proven ability to diagnose faults across complex production platforms.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, maintain and improve proprietary systems (databases, frontends, reporting).
• Work with hardware/firmware engineers on production and test solutions.
• Diagnose faults and implement mitigation across production systems.
• Introduce automated testing to improve reliability.
• Modernise legacy systems while supporting critical business apps.
• Lead ERP/MRP modernisation and integration with in-house systems.
• Design, develop, validate and maintain test software and APIs.
• Identify legacy processes to eliminate or automate.
• Ensure compliance with product regs including CE marking.

Conocimientos

Python

C#

Visual Basic

VBScript

XML/HTML

SQL

MS Access

MySQL

Git

Educación

Degree in Software/CS/Engineering

Herramientas

MRP/ERP platforms

SQL Server

MySQL

MS Access

Git

WPF/XAML

Descripción del empleo

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Production Systems Engineer who will be responsible for maintaining our existing operations systems, consisting of custom databases and front ends, as well as off-the-shelf MRP systems.

This will cover systems for Goods In Inspection, MRP, manufacturing, test, inspection, calibration and despatch. You will have a significant focus on working with the SLT to define a replacement of the existing off-the-shelf MRP system, with a modern, over-arching MRP/ERP system; plan and execute its implementation, specify which custom applications can be transferred into the core of the new MRP system, as well as modernising and improving custom, in-house apps that remain.

Production Systems Engineer Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and improve existing proprietary systems (databases, frontends, reporting)
• Work closely with hardware and firmware engineers to develop production and test solutions for new and existing products
• Diagnose faults across production systems, fix and mitigate reoccurrence
• Introduce appropriate automated and unit testing to improve software and production-system reliability.
• Support existing business-critical applications while progressively modernising or replacing legacy solutions
• ERP/MRP & systems modernisation and implementation
• Integration of in-house custom systems with new MRP system
• Design, develop, validate and maintain production test software and other internal applications, including APIs, database interfaces and other integrations between ERP/MRP and proprietary systems, taking ownership of projects from requirements through deployment and ongoing support
• Identify legacy applications, databases and manual processes that can be eliminated, simplified or automated
• Work within relevant product compliance and regulatory requirements, including awareness of CE marking
• Reporting to the Operations and Finance Manager liaising closely with Systems Engineer, hardware and software developers, Production Manager, It and Quality Manager
• Strong experience and knowledge of MRP/ ERP systems
• Hold previous experience designing programmes that can test hardware and firmware
• Previously integrated MRP / ERP with inhouse systems and databases
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, C#, Visual Basic, VBScript
• Knowledge of databases like SQL Servers, MySQL and MS Access
• A Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering
• Previous experience within electronics manufacturing, instrumentation, test and measurement, data acquisition, calibration, automation or a similar engineering environment
• Understanding of JSOM, XML, HTML Git-based control, and WPF/XAML

Working Hours and Benefits:

• Flexi working
• Pension contribution
• BUPA private medical insurance
• Core hours are Monday to Friday 10am-4pm