Senior Production Engineer

Senior Production & Continuous Improvement Engineer Barnsley Area | Monday to Friday | Manufacturing Environment Salary: £49,000 - £54,000 Monday to Thursday: 7:30am - 4:30pm Friday: 7:30am - 1:30pm A leading manufacturing business is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Production & Continuous Improvement Engineer to play a key role in driving operational excellence across its production facility. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering professional with a strong background in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Production Engineering, and Project Management to influence business performance, improve processes, and support the introduction of new products and manufacturing methods.

Key Responsibilities Lead and support production engineering projects focused on efficiency, productivity, quality, and cost reduction. Manage day-to-day production engineering activities and ensure best practices are applied across manufacturing operations. Utilise Lean Manufacturing techniques, including Value Stream Mapping, to identify and eliminate waste. Support the introduction of new products and engineering changes into production. Maintain and improve manufacturing documentation, build processes, bills of materials, and production instructions.

Work closely with production teams to develop tooling, fixtures, workflows, and shop floor processes. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing, logistics, and material flow operations. Investigate and resolve manufacturing and engineering issues through root cause analysis and practical problem solving. Develop and implement cellular manufacturing, single-piece flow, and line-balancing strategies. Support quality improvement activities and collaborate with suppliers to resolve engineering and manufacturing challenges.

Promote a culture of continuous improvement through training, coaching, and employee engagement. Implement and maintain 5S, visual management, and workplace organisation standards. Conduct process studies and time analysis to identify value-added and non-value-added activities. About You Degree qualification in Engineering or equivalent industry experience. Proven experience within a manufacturing or production engineering environment. Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, or Operational Excellence methodologies.

Experience leading improvement projects from concept through to implementation. Previous experience supervising or managing teams. Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. A proactive, results-driven approach with a passion for driving improvement. What's on Offer? Competitive salary package. Annual bonus scheme. Generous holiday entitlement with service-related increases. Employer pension contribution. Life assurance scheme. Health and wellbeing benefits.

Discount and reward platform. Cycle to work scheme. Free on-site parking. Ongoing training and career development opportunities. If you're an experienced Production Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement Engineer, Lean Engineer, or Operational Excellence professional looking for your next challenge within a successful and growing manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.