Role: Production Engineer
Location: Kidderminster
Salary: c. £28,000 - £38,000
Keywords: Production Engineer, Production Team Leader, Production Engineering, Explosives, Defence, Aerospace, Rocket, Production, Engineering

Our client design and develop specialist rocket motors for the defence industry. Due to company growth they are looking to recruit a Production Engineer to join their production engineering team.

The Role: Production Engineer
As Production Engineer you will be responsible for:

+ Adapting existing production processes to new rocket motors
+ Developing and commissioning new production processes
+ Pilot manufacture of prototypes and initial production batches
+ Creating and maintaining process documentation, e.g. manufacturing methods
+ Monitoring process cost, wastage and capability
+ Identifying and implementing process improvements, e.g. cost savings
+ Investigating and resolving production problems
+ Generating capital expenditure cases for new equipment

Experience:
As Production Engineer you will have experience of:

+ HNC/HND or Degree qualified in an engineering discipline
+ Production planning techniques, e.g. MRP II
+ Production process control and improvement techniques, e.g. SPC
+ Safe working practices, e.g. Risk Assessment
+ Ability to communicate and work effectively with technical specialists
+ Experience of working to customer requirements and timescales

Keywords:
Production Engineer, Production Team Leader, Production Engineering, Explosives, Defence, Aerospace, Rocket, Production, Engineering