Production Engineer

MS470 - Production Engineer
Location: Sittingbourne 
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum 
Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently supporting one of our established and expanding businesses in the search for a Production Engineer. 
Our client is keen to offer opportunities to Ex-Military personnel, but all applications will be considered.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Full UK Driving Licence (required).
• 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.
• An understanding of customer expectations and deliverables.