Production Engineer

Summary

An established automotive manufacturing business is seeking a Production Engineer to support the continuous improvement of production processes and introduce new technologies that enhance efficiency, quality, and productivity.

Acting as a key link between Engineering and Production, you will play an important role in improving manufacturing operations, supporting new product introduction, and driving process optimisation across the production environment.

Main Duties

• Identify and resolve production bottlenecks to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Introduce new manufacturing processes, technologies, and products into production.
• Drive productivity and quality improvements through process optimisation.
• Support prototype builds, proof builds, and new product introduction activities.
• Develop and maintain build instructions, process documentation, and production databases.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing issues through cross-department collaboration.
• Contribute to value analysis and value engineering initiatives to reduce material and labour costs.

Candidate Criteria

Essential

• Knowledge of lean principles and value analysis/value engineering.
• Understanding of single-line manufacturing processes, production flow, takt time, and line balancing.
• Familiarity with assembly, steel fabrication, electrical and hydraulic components.
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations in manufacturing environments.
• Experience undertaking time and method studies.
• 3+ years’ experience in a similar production engineering role.
• Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and manufacturing process improvements.
• Experience creating build instructions / SOPs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel and SharePoint).
• Experience in mechanical design and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Minimum HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Experience in chassis manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Prince2/APD project processes.
• Experience using Solid Edge or similar CAD software.
• Experience using time study software.
• Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical) or equivalent.
• Additional qualifications related to production engineering.