Production Engineer

Production Support Engineer

£32,000 - £40,000 + Benefits

Days Role – Rotherham Area

Shillito Group are recruiting for a reputable and well established manufacturing business looking to appoint a Production Support Engineer to support day to day plant operations, maintenance and equipment reliability across a specialist production environment.

This is a hands on engineering role working with high temperature process equipment, furnaces, vacuum systems and associated plant machinery. The company are open to speaking with candidates from junior through to more experienced backgrounds, with salary and level depending on experience.

The role could suit somebody from a Process Engineering, Furnace Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Plant Engineering, Thermal Processing, Heat Treatment or heavy industrial manufacturing background.

• Support the operation and maintenance of production equipment across the plant
• Assist with fault finding, breakdown response and equipment reliability activities
• Work on furnaces, vacuum systems, pumps, ducting and associated process equipment
• Support inspection, refurbishment and rebuild activities
• Assist with planned maintenance and continuous improvement work
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to maintain safe and efficient operations
• Follow HSE procedures, permit systems and safe systems of work

• Practical engineering and mechanical fault finding ability
• Experience working within manufacturing, process plant or industrial environments
• Exposure to furnaces, thermal processing, vacuum systems, heat treatment or similar equipment would be advantageous
• Backgrounds considered could include Process Engineers, Production Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Mechanical Technicians or Plant Engineers
• A hands‑on approach with a willingness to learn and develop
• Good attitude towards safety, teamwork and continuous improvement

This is a days based role offering long term stability, training and development within a specialist manufacturing environment. There is a possibility of shift work being implemented in the future.

Salary is dependent on experience and can be offered at junior or more experienced engineer level.