Production Engineer
Witney, Oxfordshire
£40,000 - £50,000 Per Annum
We at Jackie Kerr Recruitment are excited to be supporting one of our long-standing clients, a growing manufacturing company, in recruiting a Production Engineer on a permanent basis!
This Production Engineer role comes with fantastic benefits, including a bonus, employer matched pension scheme and a wellbeing programme!
Production Engineer Main Scope of Role:
*Creating & maintaining Technical Specifications for products and components including PDM, BOMs & production routings
*Introduction of new products to manufacturing including tooling design
*Ensuring Work instructions & SOP’s meet the technical ’critical x’s’ of the specifications
*Problem solving on products & part design
*Process improvements & manufacturing efficiency to improve production costs & quality
*Product Quality by ensuring processes are controlled and capable
Production Engineer Key Areas:
Delivery
*Creation & maintenance of product and component technical specification documentation
*Review all new product designs to ensure appropriate DFM has been considered
*Maintain & Create "Master" BOM’s and Routings for all products in the BU including NPI
*Maintain the product master data including revision control
*Design & procure tooling and fixtures to ensure efficient & high-quality production
*Facilitate process improvement program in production
Quality
*Ensure all manufacturing processes can produce components to the desired quality
*Initiate Component Design reviews and DFM improvements when required
*Act and react quickly and responsibly to production issues
Cost
*Ensure the ERP system is kept up to date with accurate routing timings and BOMs
*Design Production tooling and fixtures to enable reduced process times and zero defects
*Cornerstone of NPI process to ensure production costs are kept within the expected budget
*Process improvements to deliver reduced production costs
Safety
*Ensure all production processes an equipment is designed to meet H&S requirements
*Be accountable for your actions and those around you, ensuring you behave with respect to the guidelines set by the business
*At all times wear suitable PPE for any activities, e.g. prototyping
Production Engineer Ideal Candidate / Experience Required:
*Qualification within Engineering
*CAD / CAM
*New Product Introduction
*Tooling & Jig design
*Production timings & process optimisation
*Continuous improvement techniques
*Process Mapping
*Product Data Management
*Product Design for Manufacture
*ERP system functions including Bills of Materials and Production Routings
*Product Costing


Jackie Kerr Recruitment is an independent agency that has been established for 28 years.
We strive to provide the ultimate consultancy service to all our candidates. Whether you are looking for permanent or temporary work we pride ourselves in understanding our candidates’ requirements to ensure that we place you in your ideal role.
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