Job description
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 discipline
Strong people management experience to lead, support and develop production engineers
Skilled in setting objectives, providing feedback and fostering a high-performing, collaborative team culture
Confident in delegating, managing workloads and driving continuous improvement through clear communication and accountability
Strong creativity and excellent problem-solving skills
Excellent attention to detail
Experience 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