Production Engineer
Our client is a specialist for intelligent drive technology and systems. Their customers are in diverse industries such as oil and gas, energy, mining, ship technology, rail, and commercial vehicles. They are looking to employ an experienced Production Engineer on a full-time permanent basis. This role will be based in the Company premises in Croydon.
The Offer:
* £40k to £50k depending on experience
* Hours are Mon-Thurs 08:30 to 16:30 and Fri 08:30 to 15:30, a 36.5-hour week
* 20 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
* Annual Bonus – Pro rata on year of joining
* Pension
* Life Assurance 3 x salary
* Private Health
* Cycle to work scheme
The Role:
1. Key front line technical role on all production related issues.
2. Focus on issues relating to production and how the product will be overhauled or repaired as required.
3. Creation/updating of Overhaul Instructions and Work Instructions to detail how to achieve the end requirement.
4. Creation/updating of Technical Job Packs for capturing the tasks carried out and decisions made in each job.
5. Development of tooling and procedures to optimise strip down, cleaning, painting and assembly tasks in a safe and consistent manner.
6. Design test equipment interfaces such as adaptor plates and asset mounting devices in support of production.
7. Write test specifications for product testing and for programming of the specific test equipment.
8. Day to day support for projects in the startup phase prior to first article inspection and then supporting optimisation of the process for serial production.
9. Liaise with production management, production control, project management and engineering functions as required to deliver the tools and processes to achieve the required production process.
10. Continually review the project specific production process to establish best practice and eliminate wastefulness, relating to time, tooling, and materials.
11. Lead/support continuous improvement activities with workshop teams utilising the lean production toolkit.
12. To carry out other production related functions broadly consistent with the role when required.
13. Vibration analysis of products and assets.
14. Assist in setting up all processes and engineering/technical requirements to support projects and production.
The Person:
1. Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering although other qualifications (e.g., HNC/HND) considered with significant practical experience.
2. Overhaul and repair experience would be ideal.
3. Good practical engineering approach.
4. CAD proficiency.
5. Microsoft Office suite, technical documentation skills key to the role.
6. Fluent technical and conversational English.
7. Good communication skills on a technical level with both internal and external customers.
If this role sounds like you, please follow the prompts to apply or contact Gary at GHA Recruitment on (phone number removed).
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