Job Description
JOB- Production Engineer
LOCATION- Canterbury
TERM- Permanent
SALARY- £35,000-£40,000 dependent on experience
My client is looking for a Production Engineer to join their business on a permanent basis in the Canterbury area. The role will involve identifying bottlenecks and eliminating non-value added activities making improvements to productivity, cost, quality and health & safety.
The Production Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:
* HND/HNC qualified or equivalent experience in Engineering, Science or a related field
* Have experience working as a Production Engineer within product development in a similar environment
* Be able to read engineering drawings
* Have experience of using 2D/3D CAD ideally
* Proactive hands on problem solver
* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
* Be able to work well individually as well as part of a team
* Experience with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
The Production Engineer role will involve:
1. Working on both existing and new R&D projects
2. Create and maintain controlled documentation such as Process flows, tool drawings, component specs, BOMs and work instructions
3. Work closely with the Lean team to develop and implement best practices, routines and solutions to improve produc...