Production Engineer

Production Engineer
Blandford
Production Engineer salary: £35,000 – £38,000
Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Production Engineer Overview:

Support sales with manufacturing feasibility reviews for new and existing customer designs
Own accurate routings, process times and job card information through ERP
Work across NPI, manufacturability reviews, material usage and special instructions
Liaise with customer engineering teams on DFM, concessions and production release
Support document control, configuration and ISO9001 compliance across process data

This Production Engineer role reports into the Sales and Commercial Manager and acts as the technical link between sales, engineering, customers and operations. The Production Engineer will review customer designs for manufacturability, support quoting and feasibility activity, maintain accurate production data, and make sure routings, process times and special instructions are clear before work reaches the shop floor. This Production Engineer position suits someone with a manufacturing/production background who can read engineering drawings, work with ERP systems and communicate confidently across departments.

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Production Engineer

Provide manufacturing feasibility reviews for prototype and production enquiries
Work with customer engineering teams to improve designs from a DFM perspective
Compile material usage information and update NPI documentation for relevant departments
Maintain accurate routings, process times and special instructions within the ERP system
Support internal process change notes and controlled documentation updates
Identify tooling, test fitting or additional manufacturing requirements before production release
Work with Operations to confirm production readiness and resolve missing information
Maintain document control and configuration discipline in line with ISO9001 requirements
Carry out general system maintenance audits to keep data accurate and usable
Support concessions/deviation activity by providing technical data to customer engineering teams
Read and interpret customer, engineering and international standards where required

What they’re looking for - Production Engineer

Experience in a manufacturing, production engineering or technical engineering support role
Confident reading and interpreting engineering drawings
Able to understand how product design, routing, tooling and process data affect manufacture
ERP experience would be useful, especially around routings, job cards or production data
Strong communication skills with internal teams and customer engineering contacts
Organised and able to prioritise work based on business impact
Good IT skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook and general system use
HNC/HND or higher in an engineering discipline is desirable, but relevant experience will also be considered

Desirable - Production Engineer

3D CAD exposure, with Inventor experience useful
Experience supporting NPI or manufacturability reviews
Understanding of document control, configuration control or ISO9001 environments
Background in fabricated, formed, tubular, machined or assembled metal products
Experience working between sales/commercial and production teams

What’s on offer - Production Engineer

Production Engineer salary: £35,000 – £38,000

A varied Production Engineer role sitting between customers, sales, engineering and operations, with clear influence on how jobs are reviewed, planned and released.
A practical engineering environment where accurate data, good communication and manufacturability thinking make a real difference.
A good opportunity for a Production Engineer who enjoys technical variety and wants to support business growth from enquiry through to production release.

How to apply for the Production Engineer position

If you’re interested in this Production Engineer role, get in touch to talk it through.
Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed)