Are you a hands‑on Production Engineer who enjoys improving processes, designing tooling and driving real change on the shop floor? Do you want a role where you can influence everything from NPI and tooling through to lean improvements, cost reduction and production efficiency — all while working a 4.5 day week? We’re supporting a specialist manufacturing business in New Milton who are looking to recruit a Production Engineer to join their team.
What’s the role all about?
This is a varied and highly impactful role where you’ll provide technical and operational support across production, working closely with Operations, Quality and Technical teams. You’ll be responsible for improving processes, implementing new technology, supporting NPI activities and driving efficiency across manufacturing. This is not just a desk‑based role, you’ll be heavily involved on the shop floor, making real improvements that drive performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support all production engineering activities across the site
- Create and maintain manufacturing routings, structures and production documentation
- Design, implement and validate tooling using CAD
- Lead and implement process improvements and lean initiatives
- Support NPI / NPD activities to ensure smooth transition into production
- Implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
- Programme and support special purpose machinery
- Identify and implement new technology, equipment and tooling
- Use data analysis to drive efficiency improvements and cost reduction
- Apply lean manufacturing and structured problem‑solving methodologies
- Manufacture and modify tooling where required
- Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality and Technical teams
What You’ll Need
- Experience as a Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer
- Background within a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Strong experience in process improvement and continuous improvement
- Experience with tool design using CAD
- Ability to interpret and work from technical engineering drawings
- Experience using ERP systems and production data
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing methodologies
- Hands‑on experience with machinery (lathes, mills, sheet metal or similar)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Desirable
- Experience supporting NPI / NPD projects
- Knowledge of welding, fabrication or assembly processes
- Exposure to injection moulding or filtration manufacturing
- Manufacturing Engineering Degree or similar
About You
You’re proactive, hands‑on and driven by improvement. You don’t just maintain processes — you challenge them and make them better.
You’ll Be
- Detail-focused and methodical
- Data-driven in your approach
- Comfortable working on the shop floor
- A strong communicator across teams
- Motivated to drive efficiency, cost reduction and cultural change
Salary And Benefits
- Up to £50,000 per annum
- 4.5 day working week
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
- Additional holiday purchase schemes
- Company pension scheme
- Everyday health cashback scheme (BHSF)
- Cycle to work
- Company discounts
Interested?
If you’re a Production Engineer looking for a role where you can genuinely influence manufacturing performance, process improvement and cost reduction — we’d love to hear from you. Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Kingdom People are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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