Production Engineer

Production Engineer, £35,000 – £45,000, 4-day week, Leicester

* £35,000 to £45,000 salary guide (depending on experience) + company pension + 25 days holiday

* Permanent, days. 35-hour week, Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 17.15pm

* Well-established manufacturing business focused on relatively low volume, high-quality, precision-engineered components for aerospace, automotive and industrial applications.

Are you a Production Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer with experience improving processes, supporting production and driving continuous improvement within a machining or assembly environment?

Your background as a Production Engineer:

* Degree-qualified or HNC / HND in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Production or similar.

* Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, tooling, jigs & fixtures and production equipment.

* Ideally, experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and continuous improvement activities.

* Confident interpreting engineering drawings and working cross-functionally with design, production and quality teams.

* We are happy for people to pivot into this role who are 3-5 years into their engineering career.

Production Engineer responsibilities:

* Define, develop and improve manufacturing processes to meet quality, cost, delivery and safety targets.

* Support production through robust process definition, tooling solutions and technical documentation.

* Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives across machining and assembly areas.

* Provide manufacturing input to NPI, DFM activities, capacity planning and productivity improvements.

* Ensure all processes comply with company procedures, quality standards and health & safety legislation.

This Production Engineer job is commutable from Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Coalville, Melton Mowbray and surrounding areas.

To apply, please send your CV to Sam Hilton at Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd.
Please note that if you are not contacted within the next ten days, your application has not been successful.

This job is posted by Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd – specialists in engineering and manufacturing recruitment