Job vacancy - Production Engineer

Position: Production Engineer
Reference: acsAATproduct
Location: Northampton
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum
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Job Title: Production Engineer

Do you have engineering experience? Do you have experience working with sheet metal? Have you got experience working in a support position and helping support company issues, queries and needs? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly successful leading company.

Primary objective of this position:

This role will provide technical mechanical engineering support to the business in terms of technical knowledge, written build documentation and continuous improvement. It will involve working closely with the Production Team, Quality Team & R&D teams for providing 'first line' support for day to day issues.

The role will also involve the delivery of Continuous Improvement engineering solutions in response to product development and manufacturing needs.

Main Duties:

  • Provide 'First Line' support and rapid response for all mechanical engineering issues. This will include 'hands on' support, telephone & email support to all areas of the business.
  • Maintain and respond to Engineering Change Requests.
  • Maintain and generate build instructions and documentation for product life cycle.
  • Provide support to the Quality team with investigations and testing related to design issues.
  • Assist with proto-type build of pre-production products including production engineering review of new products and major product changes.
  • Ensure that new products are designed to comply with strict safety guidelines (BS-EN-62368).
  • Facilitate life cycle testing of new products and provide detailed reports of results.
  • Generate engineering drawings and modify existing drawings using 3D CAD program.
  • Design of Jigs and Fixtures to facilitate production processes.
  • Define manufacturing methods and processes based on Lean Manufacturing Philosophy.
  • On-going VAVE investigation into processes, costs and lead time reduction. To include regular feedback of VAVE projects through one page reports.
  • Facilitate good working relationships with design, engineering and planning teams to maintain and agree improvements.

Education/Qualifications:

Minimum of a HNC/HND in Engineering would be an advantage.

Experience:

Experience of using Solidworks in a sheet metal environment is essential with knowledge of Autodesk Inventor being an advantage.

Functional competencies:

  • Knowledge and understanding of sheet metal work.
  • Broad background in electro-mechanical product development, manufacture and testing procedures.
  • Ability to read and interpret complex electro/mechanical technical drawings.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Strong innovative problem solving skills.
  • Strong reporting and documentation skills.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Lean Business tools.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at any one time.

Personal characteristics:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work to tight timescales and under pressure
  • Good organisation skills
  • Good computer skills and competency in MS office application

ACS are recruiting for a Production Engineer If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Production Engineer please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Production Engineer It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Production Engineer with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Production Engineer role you desire.