Production Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Stanley

Salary: Circa £47,500

Benefits:

• Contributary pension scheme
• Death in service
• 24 days holiday + Bank holidays

Hours of Work:

• Monday – Thursday: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
• Friday: 7:30 am – 12:30 pm

A prominent engineering firm, recognized for excellence, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer with expertise in batch and serial manufactured metal parts and components.

The role involves:

• Working across diverse markets
• Producing technically challenging fabricated and machined parts to high standards
• Serving OEMs in sectors such as rail, defence, energy, automotive, power generation, and marine.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work from customer drawings and models to identify and plan efficient manufacturing methods for metal parts.
• Launch new products following a robust NPI process and identify potential areas of concern or risk.
• Create comprehensive engineering routings/instructions, manufacturing drawings, and piece part drawings.
• Develop SOPs, work instructions, setup sheets, and design jigs and fixturing for efficient and risk-free production.
• Actively identify continuous improvement opportunities and collaborate with production and quality teams for implementation.
• Provide proactive support to achieve production and quality targets and assist the commercial team with technical issues and product costing.
• Liaise with suppliers, customers, and research and development staff, and assist with new machine and technology investments.

Key Skills:

• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a machining or fabrication manufacturing environment.
• Minimum HNC in Mechanical/Production Engineering
• Proficient in engineering drawings and understanding GD&T.
• 2D CAD capability, 3D preferred.
• Previous exposure to CNC machining, welding, fabrication or laser cutting.

The Company:

Join my client, a dynamic engineering firm on the verge of industry excellence. With a diverse customer base, stability, and longevity, we're crafting a clear 5-year plan for development and gold-standard achievement. This is a pivotal moment to grow your career alongside my client, recognized for top-quality work and an outstanding team. Be part of a success story, where your contributions shape the future, and join us on the journey to greatness.