Job Title: Production Engineer
Report to: Head of Operations
Location: Maldon, UK
Salary: £37 to £42K per annum
Job Type: Full Time / Permanent
About the role:
- Able to liaise with all departments, throughout the complete design and production lifecycle, to ensure efficient development, manufacture and delivery of products to customers.
- Produce shop floor layouts to allow efficient flow of product through assembly processes. Skilled at optimizing waste reduction, value added stages and skilled in developing Value Stream Mapping.
- Analyzing manufacturing process flows for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction, and throughput.
- Able to develop and implement process control techniques and procedures into manufacturing environments, including Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement techniques.
- Investigate and keep up to date with current and developing trends at national and international level in the manufacturing industry to enhance our manufacturing processes and capability.
- Provide active input to the design review process. Familiar in DFM techniques that will ensure a smooth transition of product from design to production. Must be clearly focused on ensuring a quality output is delivered on time in full to our customers.
- Produce and maintain detailed process documentation and assembly instructions to ensure consistent quality standards are maintained throughout manufacturing processes.
- Ensure conformance to Company policies and procedures, Health & Safety, and Environmental legislation – carry out risk assessments of all related production processes and procedures.
- Design of specialist production tooling (jigs & fixtures) to ensure efficient assembly of products.
- Specification, procurement, introduction (approval and training) of new production equipment and processes.
- Assist in the training of production operatives in manufacturing procedures and processes, using the appropriate Operation Specifications and Company procedures.
- Communicate and liaise with other departments (QA, Engineering and Supply chain) to resolve production issues.
- Support production assembly with technical and day to day manufacturing issues.
About you:
Educational & Qualifications:
- Have at least 3 years’ experience in a Process Engineering role.
- Able to show a track record of generating innovative process solutions.
- Exposure to best practice tools, such as Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six-Sigma.
- Experience of production, manufacture and assembly processes.
- Experience of project work, including preparation of cost information and timescale planning.
- CAD and MRP / ERP experience.
- Engineering degree or equivalent.
Professional Competence:
- Experience of implementation of automated solutions for handling and assembly.
- Computer literature: Microsoft word, Excel and Office.
- MRP/ERP experience.
- Ability to read engineering drawings / specifications and use basic measuring equipment.
- Good general knowledge of manufacturing processes and related capabilities.
Eppendorf competencies:
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Decision Quality: Making good timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Collaborates: Making good timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
- Instils trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity.
- Ensures accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
- Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Why join us:
- 25 days Holiday
- 5% Employer Pension contribution
- Unlimited training opportunities
- On-site parking
- Flexible working
- Free Employee Welfare services and social events
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