PRODUCTION ENGINEER

We are recruiting an exciting opportunity for a Production Engineer to join an Engineering business in the Oxfordshire area: 

JOB TITLE 

Production Engineer

SALARY

£35,000 - £40,000 

ROLE PURPOSE

Reporting to the production manager, you will be responsible for supervising and improving production as well as the deployment of new product lines, equipment and tooling into production areas.

The successful candidate will be a vital link between production operations, programmes and engineering design to ensure that battery assembly products are manufactured consistently against strict planned schedules.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• First line response to production build related issues.

• Identify and develop manufacturing needs for new and existing products.

• Oversee production to ensure that build quality is being maintained.

• Develop and design systems and processes to ensure efficiency in build times.

• Ensuring compliance to H&S Standards

• Identify and develop H&S opportunities within the workplace.

• Specification, validation, deployment and maintenance of machinery and equipment

• Develop workshop layouts to maximise efficiency.

• Promote and develop lean manufacturing and 5S on the shop floor.

• Design fixtures and tooling for assembly tasks

• Assisting with the development of production documentation (Work instructions, SoPs etc..)

• Manage the shop floor KPI’s.

• Manage consumable identification and top-up

EXPERIENCE

• Electrical & Mechanical technical knowledge & ability

• Apprenticeship / NVQ / BTEC or Degree in relevant engineering discipline.

• IOSH Qualification (or equivalent)

• High Voltage Experience & Qualifications

• Ability to use your initiative and respond quickly to problems

• Flexible working approach

• Organised, precise and pragmatic approach to working.

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to maintain high standards of staff and department presentation, as appropriate for a facility visited by potential customers and other VIP’s.

• Significant Mechanical and/or electrical engineering experience

• Good working knowledge of proprietary PC software e.g. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Flexibility around working hours, there may be a requirement to work shifts therefore a ‘can do’ attitude is essential.

Reference ID: 462067