Production & Continuous Improvement Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum + Benefits

Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday–Thursday 07:30–16:30, Friday 07:30–13:30

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production & Continuous Improvement Engineer to join a successful manufacturing environment and play a key role in improving production performance, efficiency and cost.

Working as part of the Production Engineering team, you will support a welding value stream incorporating manual and automated processes, driving continuous improvement projects and developing robust, cost-effective manufacturing methods.

The Role:

You will be responsible for analysing and improving production processes, identifying opportunities to reduce waste, improve productivity and optimise manufacturing costs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conduct Value Stream Mapping, time studies and capacity analysis to support accurate labour planning and product costing.
• Develop and maintain BOMs, process documentation, SOPs, Work Instructions and How-to Guides.
• Identify and implement Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement opportunities.
• Analyse production processes, resolve problems and implement practical engineering solutions.
• Support 5S, Visual Factory, Kanban and material flow improvements across the production environment.
• Carry out process audits to ensure standards are maintained and identify further improvement opportunities.
• Support Health & Safety and Environmental improvement initiatives.
• Lead and deliver small to medium-sized improvement projects from concept through to implementation and handover.
• Work closely with production teams to maximise efficiency, quality and value-added output.

About You:

We're looking for an experienced Production, Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement Engineer with a hands-on approach and a genuine passion for improving manufacturing processes.

You'll ideally have:

• Degree/HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• Proven experience within a manufacturing/production engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with manual and automated welding processes.
• Experience in project management and delivering improvement projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Experience with CAD packages, ideally AutoCAD and Creo.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with production teams and stakeholders.
• A proactive, results-driven approach with the ability to identify problems and implement effective solutions.

What’s on Offer:

• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays, increasing with service up to 30 days.
• Annual bonus.
• 5% contributory pension.
• Life insurance.
• Health cover including dental and optical.
• Discounted gym membership and retail discounts.
• Free on-site parking.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Company workwear, safety shoes and PPE.
• On-site changing facilities.
• Subsidised refreshments.
• Employee referral programme.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Production/Manufacturing Engineer looking to take ownership of continuous improvement projects and make a tangible impact on manufacturing performance.

Apply today to be considered for this opportunity.