Production Engineer

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Production Engineer
Bournemouth
£41,500 – £45,750

This Production Engineer role reports to the Production Manager and is focused on stabilising production performance in a fast-moving precision manufacturing environment. You’ll create and deliver recovery plans when work is late, minimise overruns and downtime, improve utilisation, and keep jobs moving through scheduling to protect OTD. You’ll also own shopfloor NCR/ECR discipline, driving timely closure and reducing repeat non-conformance through practical lean-led improvement.

Production Engineer Overview:

Build and deliver recovery plans for late production issues to protect OTD
Reduce overruns and downtime by removing blockers and improving flow
Maximise utilisation of shopfloor resources through prioritisation and coordination
Own NCR/ECR raising and closure, reducing repeat internal non-conformance
Apply lean techniques to cut waste, cost and disruption across production

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Production Engineer

Creating and delivering recovery plans for late production issues
Minimising the effect of overruns in production
Minimising the effect of downtime in production
Ensuring production resources are fully utilised
Working with lean manufacturing techniques to reduce cost of waste
Supporting jobs through the scheduling system to ensure OTD to customers
Being responsible for ECRs being raised and supporting closure
Being responsible for all shopfloor NCRs being raised and supporting closure
Driving the reduction of the number of shopfloor NCRs
Any other duties relevant to the role

KPIs this Production Engineer will support

Support to achieve the monthly sales invoice target
Support to achieve the monthly quality target
Support NCR and ECR targets are met and closed within the quoted timeline
Reduction in number of internal NCRs

What they’re looking for - Production Engineer

Experience in a Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer role in a machining/precision manufacturing environment
Confident driving recovery actions, priorities and scheduling to protect OTD
Comfortable owning NCR/ECR activity from raising through to closure
Lean mindset with evidence of waste reduction and practical improvements
Strong problem-solving skills and a structured approach to delivery
Clear communication across production, planning and wider stakeholders

What’s on offer - Production Engineer

£41,500 – £45,750 salary
High-impact role with clear KPIs across delivery, utilisation and internal non-conformance
Fast-moving environment where you’ll be central to production performance

How to apply for the Production Engineer position

If you’re interested in this Production Engineer role, get in touch for a confidential chat.
Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed)
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Location:
Bournemouth
Salary:
£41,500 - £45,750 /annum
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering

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