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Production Engineer

Job Posted: 18 days ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: New Milton, ENG, BH25 5NN, GB

Expire in: 10 days

Job Description

Are you a hands-on Production Engineer who enjoys improving processes, designing tooling and driving real change on the shop floor?

Do you want a role where you can influence everything from NPI and tooling through to lean improvements, cost reduction and production efficiency — all while working a 4.5 day week?

We’re supporting a specialist manufacturing business in New Milton who are looking to recruit a Production Engineer to join their team.

What’s the role all about?

This is a varied and highly impactful role where you’ll provide technical and operational support across production, working closely with Operations, Quality and Technical teams.

You’ll be responsible for improving processes, implementing new technology, supporting NPI activities and driving efficiency across manufacturing.

This is not just a desk-based role, you’ll be heavily involved on the shop floor, making real improvements that drive performance.

Key responsibilities

Support all production engineering activities across the site 

Create and maintain manufacturing routings, structures and production documentation 

Design, implement and validate tooling using CAD 

Lead and implement process improvements and lean initiatives 

Support NPI / NPD activities to ensure smooth transition into production 

Implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) 

Programme and support special purpose machinery 

Identify and implement new technology, equipment and tooling 

Use data analysis to drive efficiency improvements and cost reduction 

Apply lean manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies 

Manufacture and modify tooling where required 

Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality and Technical teams 

What you’ll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

Experience as a Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer 

Background within a manufacturing or engineering environment 

Strong experience in process improvement and continuous improvement 

Experience with tool design using CAD 

Ability to interpret and work from technical engineering drawings 

Experience using ERP systems and production data 

Strong understanding of lean manufacturing methodologies 

Hands-on experience with machinery (lathes, mills, sheet metal or similar) 

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills 
Desirable

Experience supporting NPI / NPD projects 

Knowledge of welding, fabrication or assembly processes 

Exposure to injection moulding or filtration manufacturing 

Manufacturing Engineering Degree or similar 
About you

You’re proactive, hands-on and driven by improvement. You don’t just maintain processes — you challenge them and make them better.

You’ll be:

Detail-focused and methodical 

Data-driven in your approach 

Comfortable working on the shop floor 

A strong communicator across teams 

Motivated to drive efficiency, cost reduction and cultural change 

Salary and benefits

·      Up to £50,000 per annum 

·      4.5 day working week 

·      5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays 

·      Additional holiday purchase schemes

·      Company pension scheme 

·      Everyday health cashback scheme (BHSF)

·      Cycle to work

·      Company Discounts

Interested?

If you’re a Production Engineer looking for a role where you can genuinely influence manufacturing performance, process improvement and cost reduction — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

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