RTTX Production Engineer

Rapiscan Systems, Inc.; Salfords; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapiscan Systems, Inc. is seeking a Production Engineer to support day-to-day manufacturing operations and drive continuous improvement across production areas.

You will analyse performance, resolve issues, and help ensure safe, efficient output that meets customer demand. Working with Production, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain teams, you will identify productivity gains, implement corrective actions, and develop standardised processes to improve quality, safety and delivery across the

Qualifications

• Root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Manufacturing process improvement.
• Lean manufacturing principles.
• Production data analysis.
• Process standardisation.
• Creation of work instructions and procedures.
• Manufacturing performance monitoring.
• Practical shop floor engineering support.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering support to manufacturing operations.
• Investigate manufacturing issues and implement effective corrective actions.
• Support production teams in resolving technical and process-related challenges.
• Respond to production issues to minimise disruption and recover output.
• Analyse manufacturing performance data to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Facilitate 5S and workplace organisation activities.
• Support lean manufacturing and waste reduction projects.
• Investigate downtime events and identify root causes.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to reduce recurring downtime.
• Monitor equipment reliability and manufacturing performance trends.
• Support preventative maintenance improvement activities.
• Create and maintain manufacturing procedures, work instructions and standard operating procedures.
• Develop standard work methods to improve repeatability and product quality.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation remains accurate and up to date.
• Support internal quality investigations and root cause analysis activities.
• Participate in NCR, concession and corrective action investigations.
• Work with Quality and Engineering teams to improve process capability.
• Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyse production flow and identify bottlenecks.
• Support capacity reviews and workload planning activities.
• Assist with labour utilisation and manufacturing efficiency improvements.
• Collect, analyse and report manufacturing performance data.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing KPIs.
• Support management reporting activities relating to productivity, downtime, quality and delivery.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing process improvement

Lean manufacturing

Production data analysis

Process standardisation

Work instructions

Manufacturing performance monitoring

Shop floor engineering support

Education

Masters or degree in a relevant technical subject

Tools

Power BI

CAD

Job description

Overview

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

Overview

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the Production Engineer plays a key role in supporting day-to-day manufacturing operations and driving continuous improvement activities across production areas. The role is responsible for analysing manufacturing performance, resolving production issues, improving efficiency, reducing downtime, developing standardised processes, supporting quality investigations, and ensuring manufacturing systems remain capable of delivering customer demand safely and consistently.

Working closely with Production, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain teams, the Production Engineer acts as the primary engineering support for manufacturing activities, identifying opportunities to improve productivity, quality, safety and operational performance.

Responsibilities

Production Support

• Provide day-to-day engineering support to manufacturing operations.
• Investigate manufacturing issues and implement effective corrective actions.
• Support production teams in resolving technical and process-related challenges.
• Respond to production issues to minimise disruption and recover output.

Continuous Improvement

• Analyse manufacturing performance data to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Facilitate 5S and workplace organisation activities.
• Support lean manufacturing and waste reduction projects.

Downtime Reduction

• Investigate downtime events and identify root causes.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to reduce recurring downtime.
• Monitor equipment reliability and manufacturing performance trends.
• Support preventative maintenance improvement activities.

Process Development

• Create and maintain manufacturing procedures, work instructions and standard operating procedures.
• Develop standard work methods to improve repeatability and product quality.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation remains accurate and up to date.

Quality Improvement

• Support internal quality investigations and root cause analysis activities.
• Participate in NCR, concession and corrective action investigations.
• Work with Quality and Engineering teams to improve process capability.
• Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

Production Planning Support

• Analyse production flow and identify bottlenecks.
• Support capacity reviews and workload planning activities.
• Assist with labour utilisation and manufacturing efficiency improvements.

Manufacturing Data & Reporting

• Collect, analyse and report manufacturing performance data.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing KPIs.
• Support management reporting activities relating to productivity, downtime, quality and delivery.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.

Qualifications

• Root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Manufacturing process improvement.
• Lean manufacturing principles.
• Production data analysis.
• Process standardisation.
• Creation of work instructions and procedures.
• Manufacturing performance monitoring.
• Practical shop floor engineering support.

Desirable Skills

• 8D, FMEA and risk assessment methodologies.
• Statistical analysis and process capability improvement.
• Knowledge of cleanroom manufacturing.
• Vacuum process familiarity.
• Welding and assembly process knowledge.
• Power BI and production reporting tools.
• CAD experience.

Essential

• 2-5 years experience in a manufacturing, production engineering or manufacturing engineering environment.
• Experience supporting shop floor production operations.
• Experience implementing process improvements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with production operators and technicians.

Desirable

• Cleanroom manufacturing experience.
• Vacuum systems experience.
• High-reliability product manufacturing.
• Lean manufacturing implementation experience.
• Experience using Power BI, Excel or manufacturing performance reporting systems.
• Working in a hi-tech manufacturing or research environment.
• Masters or Degree level in a relevant technical subject.

OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anaesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defence, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.