Rewards and Benefits on Offer;
* Immediate start available
* Free lunch
* A high-energy and dynamic work environment..
* 25 days holiday plus Public Holidays
* Competitive Pension scheme
* Free on-site parking.
* Annual Summer and Christmas social events for the whole team.
* Flexible working is available on a case-by-case basis.
* The opportunity to join an exciting and rapidly growing business
MTrec’s New Opportunity;
MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious Engineering client, based near Newcastle, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a Production Engineering Manager to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge growth prospects. Our client is a major player in their specialist industry sector and supplies its products globally. They are experiencing a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio and are recruiting this position to help them to strengthen their already very well-established team.
The Job You’ll Do;
* Lead a small Production Engineering team of 3x Engineer (expanding up to 9 within a year)
* Be both a creative force to identify new opportunities to improve production processes as well as the driving force to motivate and manage the wider production engineering team.
* Be able to see the big picture and plan how to transition pre-production designs to production ready data packs
* Identify opportunities to tweak designs to improve manufacturability without compromising performance
* Work with the purchasing team to develop strategies that will streamline the delivery of parts into production in a form that reduces risk and increases throughput
* Work with the Engineering and Quality teams
* Identify performance metrics and testing to verify sub-system and completed product functionality
* Report to the Chief Operating Officer to demonstrate concrete progress on the productionisation of both existing and new products
* Ensure BOMs are optimised for production
* Adopt a Continuous Improvement mindset and identify any areas for potential improvement within the manufacturing process
* Develop build procedures
About You;
Degree qualified in a relevant engineering disciplineStrong people management experience to lead, support and develop production engineers. Skilled in setting objectives, providing feedback and fostering a high-performing, collaborative team cultureConfident in delegating, managing workloads and driving continuous improvement through clear communication and accountability. Strong creativity and excellent problem-solving skills. Excellent attention to detailE. xperience working in a production environment. Motivated by the human-factors challenges in productionising complex, high-tech products. Passion for engineering and continuous improvement. Driven to achieve high-quality outcomes. Excited by solving both big and small problems to advance product quality