Production Engineer

Job Description

Production Engineer Salary circa £50,000 - £55,000 (DOE) + benefits Location: LeicestershireAs Production Engineer for this international manufacturing business, you will join a progressive forward-thinking organisation that has developed a strong brand reputation for manufacturing excellence. This company supplies volume high quality engineeredproducts across the globe to a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors. They are now looking to recruit a forward-thinking Production Engineer who will report directly to the Engineering Manager. The position requires a strong practical knowledge ofproduction engineering gained within a medium to heavy automated processing environment. Ideally you will be apprentice trained with solid mechanical and production engineering experience with an ability to work on a wide range of plant / equipment and improvementprojects. Working with other teams across the business you will ensure high levels of health, safety and environmental compliance and promote a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.To be considered for this Production Engineering position you must have or be:

• Working as a Plant Production Engineer, Plant Project Engineer, or Manufacturing Engineer within a medium / heavy, automated processing environment, this could include presswork, injection moulding, die casting, steel production or other heavy automatedPLC controlled continuous/batch processing plant.
  • Able to deliver projects on time and to budget ensuring the highest levels of Health & Safety that will ensure the safety and wellbeing of all employees, support a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration that promotes the wider business aims,objectives and ISO accreditation
  • A strong practical aptitude and understanding of basic engineering principles including geometric tolerancing, ability to read engineering drawings, limits and fits, hydraulics & pneumatics, and general plant installations, (power, air, water, heating,ventilation & extraction)
  • Strong problem solving ability, familiar with the use of Root Cause Analysis tools such as 5 Why, DMAIC and Fish Bone diagrams and a good understanding of modern manufacturing methods including TPM, OEE, Visual Management, 5S and SOP.
  • Ideally apprentice trained in Mechanical, Production or Plant Engineering and continued further education to ONC / HNC / HND level or above. Ideally supported by post apprenticeship experience that includes management of a range of plant, process, layout,product, equipment, and facility related projects. Use of AutoCAD and an understanding of basic machining and fabrication processes would useful.
  • Excellent communication skills, setting high standards and leading by example, with a tenacious approach to continuous improvement and project management that will ensure projects are completed on time and to required standards in a controlled and safeenvironment.

• A hands-on results oriented approach with a driven personality, capable of building build robust working relationships across the company and with suppliers able to work effectively at all levels from shop floor to senior management.

This is a challenging Production Engineering position that presents a great opportunity to work on a wide variety of interesting plant, product and facility related projects. Working closely with the Engineering Manager you will provide full production engineeringsupport that will ensure continuous improvement in plant availability and productivity across this fully automated processing facility.Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.