Our client

Our client is a well-established high-volume manufacturer in the North East, operating within a fast-paced production environment. They supply into multiple sectors and are focused on improving efficiency, quality and delivery performance through robust engineering and continuous improvement practices.

The business has a strong operational focus, with a data-driven culture and a clear commitment to process stability, productivity and long-term growth.

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Engineer to join the engineering team, playing a key role in supporting and improving manufacturing performance.

This is a hands-on position where you will be responsible for developing, optimising and stabilising production processes, ensuring consistent output and quality across operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and optimising manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality and throughput
• Supporting new product introduction (NPI) and ensuring smooth integration into production
• Troubleshooting production issues using structured problem-solving techniques (e.g. 8D, 5-Why)
• Driving improvements in OEE, scrap reduction and overall process performance
• Working closely with production, quality and maintenance teams to resolve issues and implement improvements
• Analysing manufacturing data to identify trends and opportunities for optimisation

This role offers strong exposure across the shop floor and the chance to make a tangible impact in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience within high-volume manufacturing
• A strong production engineering background
• A hands-on approach with the ability to operate effectively on the shop floor
• Experience of structured problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies
• Good data analysis skills with the ability to drive actionable insights
• HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline

You’ll be a proactive and practical engineer, comfortable working cross-functionally and able to influence improvements across production.

If you’re a Production Engineer looking for your next challenge in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.