Production Engineer
3 months ago
Rochdale
Production/Manufacturing Engineer • Salary up to £45K DOE, • Hours of work – Monday to Friday (Days), • Great working environment, • Company pension and excellent benefits, • Personal development Are you an experienced Production/Manufacturing Engineer. Our client is currently recruiting an experienced Production/Manufacturing Engineer. Reporting to the Engineering Director, the role of Production/Manufacturing Engineer provides a support function to all areas of production of the business. Role responsibilities: • Transfer and embed best practice, • Act as the manufacturing engineering authority on the shopfloor, • Lead lean improvement, problem-solving, and line balancing activities, • Drive cost, quality, safety, and waste reduction through CI culture, • Provide Design for Manufacture input and manage engineering changes, • Create standard operations, work instructions, and balance charts, • Support cross-functional project execution, • Ensure full compliance with EHS and quality standards What we’re looking for • Strong experience with machining/tooling (e.g., CNC turning and milling) (knowledge of Grinding would be an advantage), • Experience in a manufacturing engineering role – experience with tool management, • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, • Strong problem-solving skills, • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and tolerances, • Knowledge of CAM software and CNC programming, • 3D Modelling – preferably Creo, • Creating BOMs and routings, • Experience in fixture design Personal Attributes • Excellent communication skills at all levels, • Work effectively as part of a team and independently manage own time, • Flexible to the needs of the business with the ability to work calmly under pressure, • Organised with attention to detail, • Practical, hands-on engineering mindset, • Good communication across shop floor and leadership To apply in confidence, please send your CV to Tracey McDermott at The Recruitment Fix Ltd