Production Engineer

Job Title: Production Engineer

Salary: Up to -40,000

Location: Middlesbrough

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Death in Service x4 salary
• Medicash
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The Company:

We are working with a major engineering and manufacturing business operating within the rapidly growing offshore renewables sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Production Engineer to join a large-scale, technically advanced manufacturing facility where you will have genuine involvement in improving manufacturing processes, equipment performance and production efficiency.

The company continues to invest heavily in its UK manufacturing capabilities, offering engineers the opportunity to work with large-scale equipment and complex manufacturing processes within an industry supporting the transition towards renewable energy.

Job Description:

As Production Engineer, you will work closely with engineering, production and maintenance teams to oversee manufacturing processes and engineering requirements at project level, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

The Production Engineer will take ownership of tooling and process controls, with a particular focus on improving OEE, quality, utilisation and effective production hours.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Planning and coordinating production engineering processes.
• Identifying and implementing manufacturing process improvements.
• Diagnosing production issues, carrying out root cause analysis and implementing solutions.
• Providing engineering support across production and maintenance.
• Improving the utilisation of equipment and materials to maximise output.
• Supporting equipment tendering and specialist engineering projects.
• Benchmarking manufacturing processes and identifying best practice.
• Producing technical reports and presenting project progress.
• Ensuring products meet customer and quality requirements.
• Supporting ISO 9001:2015 quality system management.

This Production Engineer opportunity would particularly suit someone who enjoys being hands-on within manufacturing and wants to see their engineering improvements directly impact production performance.

Skills & Experience:

The successful Production Engineer will ideally have:

• A relevant manufacturing or engineering degree; Master''s advantageous.
• Alternatively/relevantly, recognised engineering qualifications including ONC, City & Guilds Level 3, BTEC, Technical Diploma or NVQ Level 3.
• Previous engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong process improvement and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience or knowledge of CAD.
• Strong analytical and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A practical, hands-on approach to engineering challenges.
• Monopile, wind turbine or wider heavy manufacturing experience would be advantageous.

If you''re a Production Engineer looking to join a major manufacturing operation where you can have a genuine impact on processes, performance and continuous improvement, this could be an excellent next step.