Production Engineer             

• Annual Salary: £35000 plus benefits package
• Location: Wolverhampton

Day-to-day of the role:

As a production engineer you will be making sure that the company's manufacturing processes are as efficient and effective as possible, whilst adhering to strict quality standards

This will include examining work instructions, tooling, jigs and other assembly aids

• To support the Production department enabling the company’s products to be manufactured on time, right first time and at the lowest practical cost in line with customer demand.
• To ensure plant and resources are adequately maintained (TPM) to increase their longevity and to support the Production plan.
• To help maintain a safe and productive environment for all departmental staff.
• Adoption of lean philosophies throughout the production engineering department where continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do.
• To innovate and adopt a continuous improvement approach to manufacturing processes.
• To provide technical support, advice and assistance to the site Facilities Manager.
• To coach and mentor technical apprentices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Production engineering experience in a low to medium volume, high mix, fast paced production environment.
• Will have worked in companies where a lean philosophy has been adopted
• Ideally will have worked in electronics and/or electro-mechanical assembly environment.
• Preferably degree/HNC/HND educated in an engineering or science related discipline.
• Experienced is using practical problem solving techniques such as 8D, PFMEA etc.
• Experience of using and operating within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) model.
• Computer literate, especially excel.
• Previous CNC experience preferred.
• Previous programming experience preferred but not essential
• Previous CAD experience preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive basic salary of £33000 to £35000
• Attractive bonus scheme including healthcare , free parking and an enhanced pension