Futures are looking to appoint a Production Engineer for an industry leading manufacturer near Leeds. As Production Engineer you will aim to improve manufacturing techniques to reduce cycle times, remove waste, and increase quality and repeatability. It is essential you have good CAD skills as day to day you will be required to design tooling, brackets, fixtures etc that enable to production team to improve their ways of working. The Production Engineer will report into the Manufacturing Manager and be the point of contact within the lean function to answer queries on production engineering for the quality, production, maintenance and design departments.

Production Engineer - Role and Responsibilities - Manufacturing Engineer, Lean, Continuous Improvement

Address root causes of process and yield issues. Work with quality department and understand 4D/8D/Root Cause Analysis. Implement CAPA
Work with test department to maintain test equipment
Increase OEE and reduce machine downtime. Work with maintenance and advise on TPM/PPM
Make improvements to processes and production techniques utilising CAD to design tooling, brackets and fixtures where necessary
Work with production to reduce lead times, improve tooling and changeovers, and drive greater performance from existing staff. Observe assembly staff and assess for ergonomic issues with operators
Lead Design Reviews and report back to R&D to allow the design of easily manufacturable products
Liaise with Lean Engineers. Knowledge of SMED/POKE YOKE techniques

Production Engineer - Skills and Abilities - Manufacturing Engineer, Lean, Continuous Improvement

Extensive experience of production engineering: layout, continuous flow, SMED, CAPEX, planning, capacity modelling/simulation, costing
Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement knowledge. Six Sigma training preferred but not essential
HND/Degree qualified in Production or Manufacturing Engineering
Experience with CAD
Knowledge of high volume manufacturing (plastic, glass, electronics, food, automotive, etc.)
Production Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Lean, Continuous Improvement