Production Engineer WHAT YOU WILL DO The successful applicant will work within the department that is responsible for all current model, new product introduction, engineering, and continuous improvement activities within the plant. You will be part of a team of engineers collaborating across functions, from Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and maintenance. Driving actions with cross functional teams to improve all KPIs for the plant, ensuring production attainment, efficiency, quality, and scrap reduction objectives are achieved. Participation in the Daily Start-up/Accountability meeting as required. Manage and implement engineering changes requests from design to production. Manage and implement production IT improvement projects across site. Support electro-pneumatic production test equipment. Working with NPI Project engineers to implement new products to existing and new production lines. Manage and present data to various levels of the organisation. WHAT YOU BRING ALONG A background in a Mechanical/ Electrical engineering discipline is required and the relevant practical experience in a manufacturing environment. Ideally educated to degree level but individuals with HNC, relevant qualifications and industrial experience will be considered. Experience of automated assembly management systems and production IT systems. A proven track record as a process / manufacturing engineer delivering significant value to an organisation and having a sense of urgency to deliver to your internal customers solutions on time and to requirement. Ability to work effectively and communicate with cross-functional teams and being a key team player is essential to this role, you will need to have good interpersonal skills and be a proactive engineer able to work with all levels of an organisation. Possess a practical approach to problem solving using A3 / 8D problem solving methodology, analytical with experience of robust data driven decisions. Able to drive process change and development in a demanding environment. WHAT WE OFFER We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they do retire. For our employee’s peace of mind, we provide a death in service benefit. On site we have a subsidised bistro which provides meal options and refreshments during the day. We are passionate about the world we live in and climate change, for this reason we offer all employees the opportunity to join the cycle to work scheme. We want to help all our employees reach their career potential to support this we povide extensive training for all employees. We care about the health and wellbeing of our employees and have a Wellbeing programme in place to support them. Amanda Smith 44 7734 985 093 E.02amanda.smithvaillant-group.com Vaillant