Production & Design Engineer

Job Profile for Production & Design Engineer - MC268970

Production & Design Engineer required for a manufacturer based in Sittingbourne.

Production & Design Engineer Position Overview

• Identify manufacturing needs for new products in development.
• Design new systems and processes, providing facilities & methods to ensure the cost-effective integration of new/improvement products into manufacturing operations.
• Ensure all plant and equipment requirements are considered from the initial product conception to the finished result.
• Value engineer existing products and processes. Identify opportunities and generate capital expenditure proposals for justification of return of investment.
• Assist with shop floor and manufacturing cell layouts.
• Design fixtures and tooling for assembly tasks.
• Generating production documentation such as assembly instructions, standard work methods and work instructions.
• Support the tender process for plant and equipment to ensure specification is achieved at best quality for best price.
• Oversee installation of machinery and equipment.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analysing and planning workflow, space requirements and equipment layout.
• Support and lead continuous improvement, problem solving and process improvement activities to set budgets.
• Investigate production and process issues providing technical support and training.
• Keep up with current and developing engineering trends.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Support and lead process improvement activities.
• Write reports and present progress at project/internal meetings.
• Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends.
• Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions.

Production & Design Engineer Position Requirements

• Relevant qualification (engineering HNC or above).
• Ability to use CAD (preferably inventor).
• Ability to design processes and layouts to incorporate lean manufacturing.
• Understanding manufacturing processes and costs (ideally from a sheet metal background).
• Understanding engineering and other technical information.
• Problem-solving skills and logical approach.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Understanding of Health and Safety practices.
• Good team working skills.
• An understanding of customer expectations and deliverables.
• Excellent Attention to detail.

Production & Design Engineer Position Remuneration

• The role is office based in Sittingbourne, but this will be changing to Aylesford later in the year. The salary range is £35-40k, 20days hol + bank hols and 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday 0800-1630).

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.