Location: Heatrod Elements Ltd, Farnworth, BL4 0AN
Salary: £36,000 to £42,000 per annum (dependant on experience)
Job Type: Full time, permanent
Full Time: 07:30 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday, 07:30 to 12:50 Friday (38 hours per week)
About us
As one of the UK’s leading heating element manufacturers, Backer Heatrod offer a wide range of products from standard straight elements through to customer bespoke equipment. Our success is built on our ability to satisfy our customers by providing quality products, outstanding customer service and delivering on time every time! We combine a growing industrial manufacturing base with a thriving distribution business. The engineering team are at the forefront of the business in defining initial concepts with our customers and then using standard tools and processes in developing those concepts into usable products and bespoke engineered solutions.
About the role
The role is responsible for all engineering activities required to support production and meet product specifications. This includes providing clear technical information and feedback to both the Engineering and Production departments, as well as delivering technical and cost analysis for tooling, jigs, and manufacturing methods. The Production Engineer will also support the introduction and industrialisation of new products.
Responsibilities
* Design and develop jigs and fixtures to support efficient manufacture in production, covering milling, turning, and secondary operations. These tools should improve setup times, enhance repeatability, and promote better ergonomics and safety on the shop floor.
* Manage tooling and fixture lifetime-maintenance, calibration, and continuous improvement.
* Create, edit, and verify CNC programs (Fanuc / Heidenhain / Siemens, as applicable).
* Develop and optimise machining processes for CNC milling and turning (lathes)-from method selection to cycle-time reduction and quality assurance.
* Own CI projects with defined baselines, targets, and benefits tracking (cycle time, scrap, changeover, right-first-time).
* Provide hands‑on floor support for setup issues, technical bottlenecks, and process deviations.
* Train operators and setters on new processes, programs, fixtures, and best practices.
* Collaborate cross‑functionally with Planning, Design, Quality, and Maintenance.
* Maintain process documentation, CNC program control, tool sheets, and routings/BOMs.
What we’re looking for
Personal Skills And Attributes
* Positive, outgoing and ‘can do’ attitude.
* Innovative and always looking to improve current processes
* Good communication skills, working closely with customers and potential customers
Experience
Essential knowledge and experience
* Production/Manufacturing experience
* Use of lathe and milling machines
* Use of power tools
Desirable knowledge and experience
* CAD experience (i.e. Solidworks, AutoCAD inventor)
* Experience in the heating element industry would be an advantage
Education and training
* HND or Degree qualified in a suitable engineering, Technical or Mechanical discipline.
What we offer
* Cash Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Full training and support.
* Opportunities for career progression.
* Friendly and inclusive working environment.
* Pension scheme based on auto enrolment percentages.
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