Production Engineer Electrical/Electronic

Job Description

Production Engineer (Electrical/Electronic)Our client is currently looking for a Production Engineer to join their busy team!Location: St Philips, Bristol (near Temple Meads)Hours of Work: Full time (37.5 Hours Monday to Friday)Salary:CompetitiveProduction Engineer (Electrical/Electronic) Duties:The job holder will be a member of the Production Engineering department. Production Engineering are responsible for ensuring that production has all the machines, equipment and tools required to enable the highest quality product to be produced. The rolewill require regular interaction with other departments, primarily Production, Quality and R&D.The prime purpose of the Production Engineer role is to implement fault find, and repair electronic/electrical systems, installations, and infrastructure within the company, and to support, recommend and implement the use of electronics/electrics acrossthe business.The Production Engineer will also provide support for New Product Introduction. They are continually looking to improve our product offering and integration of new technology forms part of this. The successful candidate will play an important role liaisingwith R&D, advising on production setup. This will include repurposing existing equipment or designing, developing, and sourcing new production/test equipment required to allow the new product to be produced successfully.A typical day could be as varied as conducting planned preventive maintenance on current equipment, followed by commissioning/installation of new machinery to designing test equipment for the new product development process. The role will offer variety,plenty of challenges and opportunities to develop for the right candidate.Production Engineer (Electrical/Electronic) Requirements:The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a similar role in a manufacturing environment and with a minimum Level 3 C&G/BTEC in an electrical/electronic engineering discipline or relevant apprenticeship.You will have some competencies in the use of Samsung PLCs and C++ and ladder logic for programming as well as experience with panel wiring. You will also have knowledge of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.Due to the nature of the role, previous experience with manufacturing equipment used for an injection moulding process and ability to make use of manual workshop machinery e.g., lathes and turret milling machines, cutting saws, pillar drills etc. will beneeded.The successful candidate will be someone with a methodical thinking, and problem-solving driven approach, with good communication skills, both verbally and in writing. You will be enthusiastic and inspiring as you will train and mentor junior team membersas well as building relationships at all levels across the business.Production Engineer (Electrical/Electronic) Benefits:In return they offer a competitive salary and a performance-related bonus based on personal objectives that pays up to 10% of your salary annually, study support and the chance to progress in a rapidly growing company.They have recently introduced a new flexible working policy; it currently allows employees to work from home one day a week (if their work can be done from home) and also to work longer hours during the week and finish early on a Friday. This is a new initiativethat we will review and extend if our employees value it and it works well.Other benefits include a salary sacrifice pension scheme where the company matches your contribution up to 5%, a non-contributory healthcare cash plan including access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), life insurance paying 4x your salary, accessto a virtual GP, 25 days holiday and a cycle to work scheme.About the Company:Over the past 30 years our client has become a global player in the medical simulation education market. It has ambitious plans for further growth in the next 5 years across the globe, through investment and new product development.Multi award winning and still privately owned, the £20M business has grown from a tabletop start up, to a multinational business with its head office and manufacturing in Bristol, along with sales offices in the USA, Australia, and Sweden.The vision of the business remains as it always has: to design and manufacture medical task trainers which through deliberate clinical practice help improve patient outcomes.People are at the heart of our client, they create the vision, the expertise and the delivery of this ever evolving and growing market sector.If you feel you are suitable for the Production Engineer (Electrical/Electronic) role then please, apply now!