Production Engineer

Production Engineer

A fantastic opportunity for a degree educated Mechanical Engineer is on offer at Vacgen for a talented Production Engineer. With at least five years’ experience as a Product Engineer and an interest in science, this role offers career progression opportunities with our innovative company.

Primary Objectives

The main purpose of this role will be:

• Assist in the NPI process and to help oversee our manufacturing processes
• Carry out root cause analysis and maintain the 8D/RMA system
• Ensure best practice and health and safety codes are followed
• Identify problems in the production line, troubleshooting manufacturing issues and completing various administrative tasks

The main requirements and employee accountabilities are:

• Leading and carrying out 8D/RMA activities while maintaining the 8D/RMA process within Engineering
• Develop operating instructions and equipment specifications for production activities
• Implement cost reduction initiatives while maintaining high quality standards
• Monitoring the manufacturing processes, ensuring quality work is done in a safe, efficient manner
• Diagnosing problems in the production line, providing recommendations and training to eliminate any issues
• Liaising with other engineers to develop plans that improve production, costs, and labour content
• Establishing safety procedures and protocols that take the workers’ well‑being into account, and that also minimise the carbon footprint
• Keeping abreast of advancements in engineering and production, then sharing knowledge with co‑workers
• Identifying, documenting, and reporting unsafe practices
• Checking drawings, routes & new BOM items for completeness and production readiness
• Creating drawings, routes & new BOM items for completeness and production readiness
• Scheduling meetings with relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Analysing all facets of production and making recommendations for improvement
• Identifying and obtaining any materials and equipment required for the above

Essential Skills & Experience

The essential skills/experience required for this role are:

• Experience with CAD software
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Proven experience in the engineering field

Desirable Skills & Experience

The skills and experience we would like the employee in this role to have are:

• Able to work on your own and as part of a Team
• Open minded to new ideas with an enquiring mind
• A hands‑on doer with the skills to assemble small and large complex assemblies. This can sometimes be a physically demanding role, so a reasonable level of fitness and dexterity is required

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Degree or HNC/D in Mechanical Engineering

Personal Qualities & Attributes

We require the following personal qualities/attributes:

• Superb analytical, problem‑solving, and critical thinking skills
• Strong leadership abilities
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to make good decisions under pressure
• Great attention to detail and organisational skills

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