A vacancy for a Senior Production Engineer has arisen for a steadily growing Engineering company in Basingstoke. This permanent, full time position offers a long term career growth, personal development opportunities and the chance to work with a professional and enthusiastic team who are experts in their field. Having recently implemented a new specialist manufacturing ERP system, along with regular purchases of new machinery this company demonstrate their continual strive for excellence. They wish to recruit a highly experienced Senior Production Engineer who shares their passion to evolve.
The position of Senior Production Engineer offers a Monday-Friday working week (with a lunchtime finish on a Friday), 25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday, with a salary of up to £55,000 per year. Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Reporting to the Operations Director, your role sits between the production control and purchasing/inventory teams. Leading a small team, you are co-ordinating with the engineering and manufacturing departments in a make-to-order capital equipment arena.
Your expertise will be utilised to identify and implement improvements to manufacturing, and work scheduling to optimise efficiency and increase productivity.
Senior Production Engineer responsibilities include
- You will be responsible for production planning and modelling and scheduling of orders
- Leading and participating in the day-to-day generation of technical engineering instructions for a multi-disciplinary production facility (fabrication & weld, machine shop and fitting)
- Lead and participate in the creation and maintenance of production BoM's, routings, and manufacturing orders for existing and new products
- Lead in the creation and development of routings to optimise manufacturing approaches
- Provide costings in support of prospective sales
- Purchasing, and assisting in the creation and issuing purchase orders for raw materials, components, and sub-contract manufacture or service provisions
- Maintain oversight and provide updates on procurement status
- Expedite material shortages with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure timely deliveries
- Responsible for management of inventory, and the annual stock take
Required skills and experience
- Experienced in production engineering, planning, and buying, ideally from a capital equipment make to order background
- Experienced and comfortable in managing people to create a high performing team
- Be self-starting/motivated and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Have a proven ability to identify and implement improvements
- Adept at managing situations to achieve cost, time, and quality targets
- Experienced in working in an ERP/MRP environment is essential
- Educated to NVQ/SVQ Level 4 / HNC or equivalent in in Mechanical / Production Engineering
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who wishes to grow and develop. Apply immediately, we look forward to hearing from you!