Production Engineer

Production Engineer (Electrical)

£38,000 - £43,000 + Outstanding Benefits Package

Monday to Thursday: 8:00am - 5:15pm | Friday: 8:00am - 12:00pm

Engineer Change. Drive Performance. Shape the Future.

Are you a hands-on Production Engineer with strong electrical knowledge and a passion for continuous improvement?

This is an opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking manufacturer where your ideas won't get lost in the system. You'll play a key role in improving production processes, enhancing efficiency, solving complex engineering challenges, and helping the business deliver exceptional quality to its customers.

The Role

As Production Engineer, you'll be at the heart of manufacturing operations, identifying opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, and optimise production performance.

Working closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance and Design teams, you'll lead engineering improvements, troubleshoot production issues, and support the successful introduction of new products and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement projects across manufacturing operations
• Analyse production workflows and implement efficiency improvements
• Support new product introduction and manufacturing readiness activities
• Investigate production challenges and implement root-cause solutions
• Develop and maintain manufacturing processes, procedures and documentation
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to improve operational performance
• Champion health, safety and quality standards across the site
• Manage engineering projects from concept through to implementation
• Monitor production performance and identify opportunities for optimisation

What We're Looking For

To be successful, you'll combine strong technical knowledge with a proactive, solutions-focused approach.

Essential:

• Recognised Electrical qualification (HNC, HND, NVQ Level 3, Degree or equivalent)
• Experience working with Electrical Control Cabinets
• Previous Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Process Engineering experience
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding capabilities
• Experience delivering process improvements within a manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable:

• Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma experience
• Project management experience
• Ability to analyse production data and drive performance improvements

What's In It For You?

✅ £38,000 - £43,000 salary

✅ 5% matched pension contribution

✅ UNUM Critical Illness Cover

✅ Simplyhealth Health Cash Plan

✅ Death in Service benefit

✅ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

✅ Additional day off for your birthday

✅ Early finish every Friday

✅ Supportive leadership team and collaborative culture

✅ Long-term career development and progression opportunities

Why Join?

This is more than a Production Engineer role. It's an opportunity to join a business that values innovation, invests in its people, and empowers engineers to make real operational improvements.

You'll be trusted to lead change, influence key decisions, and play an important role in the future success of the manufacturing operation.

Great manufacturing businesses are built by engineers! Apply now!