Production Engineer

Location: Saffron Walden, Essex (Hybrid working available) Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive, hands-on Production Engineer to play a key role in developing and strengthening our Production Engineering function. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established, growing manufacturing business with a strong culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing, you will focus on designing and implementing jigs, fixtures, tooling, and engineering solutions that enhance manufacturing efficiency, maintain high-quality standards, and support continuous improvement initiatives across production processes.

Key Responsibilities

Collaboration & Engineering Support

Work closely with Production, Assembly, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to resolve manufacturing issues efficiently.

Manage production engineering projects and lead weekly engineering meetings.

Provide engineering input to support the successful release of new product lines.

Equipment & Tooling

Design and implement jigs, fixtures, and tooling to improve manufacturing efficiency.

Liaise with suppliers to source and implement engineering solutions.

Troubleshoot equipment and production issues as they arise.

Lean & Continuous Improvement

Support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing.

Identify and implement productivity improve...