Production Engineer: NPI, Tooling & Process Optimization

Production Engineer

Location: Carterton, Oxfordshire

Salary and Bonus: £45,000 – £50,000 per annum + £5,000 bonus

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

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 and equipment are 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

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

Hours & Benefits

• Bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• Employer matched pension scheme
• Death in Service scheme
• Training & Development – Career/Personal Development Plan/Apprenticeships
• Employee discounts platform (Perkbox)
• WeCare well-being programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• On‑site parking

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