Production Engineer Bedford, commutable from: Kettering, Cambridge, Northampton, Luton, Milton Keynes £30,000-£38,000 Day Shifts Training Private Health Insurance 26 Days Holiday ( BH) Excellent opportunity for a Production Engineer to join a specialist engineering company during an exciting period of growth, playing a key role in delivering high-value projects from bid phase through to manufacture. On offer is a hands-on, varied role where you will bridge design and manufacturing, ensuring projects are delivered on time, to cost and to quality standards within a unique, world-class facility. This company operates one of the only facilities globally within its niche field and is looking for a proactive engineer to support production planning, route card creation and subcontract management. The day-to-day responsibilities of this role include owning and populating D&M pricing documents during bid phase, contributing to project schedules, defining manufacturing methods through route cards, managing subcontract RFQs and ensuring parts progress smoothly through the Model Manufacture Centre (MMC). The ideal candidate will have experience within a project-led manufacturing environment, strong knowledge of production methods and route card creation, and confidence coordinating across design, manufacturing and suppliers. The Role: Production Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer and related job titles encouraged to apply Owning D&M pricing input during bid phase Creating and controlling route cards and defining methods of manufacture Managing subcontract RFQs and supplier performance Supporting project reviews and monitoring part progress Monday to Friday, days-basedThe Person: * ONC/HNC (or equivalent experience) in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Production Engineering * Experience in a project-led manufacturing environment * Strong understanding of production methods * Experience managing subcontract suppliers * High attention to detail * Able to meet security clearance requirements (5 years' continual UK residency) Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed) To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Eve Terry at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates