Shop-Floor Production Engineer: CAD & Process Optimisation

Talent STEM Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £46k

Permanent role

Day shift

Shop-floor exposure

Process improvement opportunities

Advanced manufacturing environment

Job summary

Talent STEM Ltd in Northumberland / North Newcastle is seeking a hands-on Production Engineer to support shop-floor manufacturing, investigate issues and develop practical engineering solutions.

You will use CAD to design tooling and fixtures, work closely with operators, technicians and engineering teams, and contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tooling and manufacturing methods in an established advanced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tooling or a similar hands-on engineering role.
• Good working knowledge of CAD software and reading engineering drawings.
• Experience in machining, tooling, or manufacturing environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support to production teams on the shop floor
• Investigate production and manufacturing issues and develop practical engineering solutions
• Develop, improve and optimise manufacturing processes
• Support improvements to productivity, quality, cycle times, scrap and downtime
• Use CAD to support the design and modification of tooling, fixtures and components
• Work closely with production, tooling, quality and engineering teams
• Support the introduction of new products, tooling and manufacturing methods
• Produce and update manufacturing instructions, SOPs and technical documentation
• Support tooling and process trials
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities across production

Skills

Production Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Process Engineering

Tooling

CAD

Shop floor

Engineering drawings

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical Engineering qualification

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Talent STEM Ltd in Northumberland / North Newcastle is seeking a hands-on Production Engineer to support shop-floor manufacturing, investigate issues and develop practical engineering solutions.

You will use CAD to design tooling and fixtures, work closely with operators, technicians and engineering teams, and contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tooling and manufacturing methods in an established advanced environment.