Production Engineer

Reporting to: Group Operations Director

Location: Barnsley

c£25-30k (neg), fast track growth

Suited to Graduate or up to c5 years post-graduate.

Business overview:

With over 75 years’ experience, fly the flag for British Manufacturing with this long-established UK manufacturer of furniture within education and the office sector.

Purpose:

Reporting directly to the Group Operations Director, you will provide technical expertise and support to manufacturing, sales & marketing teams. Production Engineering will encompass continuous improvement initiatives, standardising processes, optimising performance, documentation, reducing costs and achieving Net-Zero Carbon.

Responsibilities:

· Provide Management & the Sales team with product information, manufacturing limitations, and technical support as requested.

· Provide sales & marketing with manufacturing guidance, implications, and authorisation for BPA (Bespoke Product Authorisation), NPA (New product... Authorisation) & EPA (Existing Product Authorisation) requests.

· Working with marketing, and where appropriate, pre-test products to BS EN 1729: Part 1 & Part 2.

· Determining the method of manufacture for new products.

· Identifying and Implement new Technologies, including Capex justification, planning and implementation.

· Provide accurate product drawings & BOM details to purchasing, planning and production departments.

Controlling and issue of drawings.

· Provide support on quality issues. Ensure a disciplined approach to data and root cause analysis as required.

· Analyse processes using established continuous improvement techniques and methodology to optimise performance and reduce/eliminate waste.

· Reviewing tooling, jigs, and fixtures to constantly improve performance and minimise waste, change over times, etc.

· Build peer support and strong internal company relationships with other personnel.

· Support the production team to develop operator skills and knowledge through coaching and training.

· Adherence to legislative controls of the company. Knowledge / Understanding of ISO 9001, 45001 and 14001.

· Know and understand company and department policies and safety procedures.

· Working with the team, to guide the company to achieving Net-Zero Carbon.

Experience & Skills

· Engineering Degree, HNC/HND Mechanical Engineering or experience demonstrating appropriate ability to fulfil the responsibilities of the role.

· Experience of working in an engineering environment and able to read engineering drawings.

· Background in manufacturing sector, ideally high SKU, and small batch production.

· Knowledge of Robotics and CNC machining would be beneficial.

· Experience of continuous improvements methodology

· Good analytical skills, including ERP Systems

· AutoCAD experience would be beneficial.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• Company pension

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:
• Barnsley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:
• Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: JHR22
Barnsley UK

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