Senior Production Engineer / Assistant Production Manager

Salary: £13.43 – £19.61 per hour

Looking for progression in your career? This role will lead to Production Manager responsibilities.

* Are you someone with an electronics background who can work with design and projects team to manufacture and deliver bespoke products and be responsible for QA matters?

* Want to work in an environment where no one day is like another; where you must be adaptable and think outside the box?

* Are you able to integrate others’ skills and flexible enough to support them as a focal point in a small, close-knit team who are dependent upon each other to succeed?

My client, a low volume high value manufacturer of security x-ray systems for screening post, bags, or suspicious packages, requires the expertise of a highly skilled Senior Production Engineer/Assistant Production Manager to help them maintain their reputation as consistent market leaders.

You would lead a small production team that is responsible for delivering product integration, inspection, and testing. A team that has been with the company for years – a testament to the work environment and company culture.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for problem solving/failure analysis of my client’s product and support 3rd line service issues. You will work alongside the product development and design team, integrating Design for Manufacture and manufacturing best practice.

Key Responsibilities and duties:

Assemble and combine x-ray equipment hardware with applicable software.

Test and inspect product as required.

* You will be the manufacturing and test expert, providing, support advice and training to the team.

Support Service/Field Service issues.

* Maintaining and creating build documentation.

Take initial designs through from concept to manufacture.

* Work with design and projects team to manufacture and deliver bespoke products and ensure product is manufactured in accordance with specification and customer requirements.

Maintain and improve the following:

* product quality

* process effectiveness

* employee safety

* production planning

* equipment maintenance

* procurement of parts and materials

Key skills:

Mechanical assembly

Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.

Fault diagnostics & ability to feedback design concerns.

Liaise with design team to problem solve & modify solution.

Good command of accurate, technical language to produce Operating Procedures and Work Instructions

Ability to read a circuit diagram and interpret as required.

Experience of Flashing PICs and similar devices

Set-up Windows 10 laptops

Basic soldering skills

Hands on experience of production/repair of electronic equipment (preferably x-ray)

Use of multi-meters/test equipment/oscilloscopes.

Component Drawing Approval/amendment

Identify components and find alternative source replacements.

3rd line/back to base hardware/software support

Remote support of customer equipment

IT literate (XL, Word, Data collation, Knowledge of Sage/CRM)

Completion of technical reports and documentation

Provide technical input into customer documentation and manuals.

Personal attributes:

A strong team ethos with the ability to support across business functions.

Process and improvement focused.

Flexible with the ability to adapt to issues and make changes.

Strong leadership skills and the ability to support and facilitate a team effectively.

You will be able to demonstrate:

Competence in manufacturing and service operations

Experience working in a mechanical, electrical/electronic and IT environment.

The ability to work autonomously.

The ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation, with customers and suppliers.

Good record keeping

Scheduling of workload & planning

Outgoing product meets all the required standards and quality criteria

Knowledge of operational processes such as procurement, manufacture, integration, testing and servicing of manufactured parts.

Training will be provided to achieve the following:

Knowledge of x-ray production, use, image capture and hazards.

Knowledge of radiation protection requirements, as defined in IRR 2017.

Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) certification.

Ability to carry out radiation leakage checks from x-ray cabinets.

Education:

The ideal candidate will be HND/degree educated in a relevant Science or Engineering discipline and have a track record of successfully delivering product.

Working hours & location:

37.5 hours (0830-1700), based in Shrivenham, Oxon. Occasionally required to work on another site, 15 minutes’ drive away.

Salary:

40k – 50k DOE.

Holiday Entitlement:

20 days per year (plus Bank Holidays), with an additional day added after each year up to a maximum of 25 days.

Benefits:

Company contribution to pension scheme.

Want to know more? Feel free to contact me for an informal chat:

Paul Morgan

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