Production Technician
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Manufacturing / Production
Production QC/QA, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Machine Operator, Production Associate / Production Line
Production Technician
- Southampton
Team Jobs are recruiting for a Production Technician to join a growing manufacturing business in Southampton.
This isn't a role for someone who simply operates machinery. We're looking for someone who understands how production should run - and has the confidence and experience to make it better.
Production Technician:£40,000-£45,000
Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:30pm
37.5 hours
Permanent
Production Technician- The role:
- Set, adjust and change over production machinery
- Fault-find and resolve issues to minimise downtime
- Identify causes of rejects and recurring production problems
- Improve efficiency across filling, labelling and packaging machinery
- Drive continuous improvement and introduce better ways of working
- Develop SOPs and improve production processes
- Support and develop less experienced Machine Setters and Operators
- We're looking for:
- Strong machine setting or production engineering experience
- Hands-on mechanical and fault-finding ability
- Experience with filling, packaging or labelling machinery would be ideal
- A strong continuous improvement mindset
- Organised, disciplined and confident challenging existing processes
- Someone who takes ownership and solves problems rather than working around them
This is a genuine opportunity to make an impact within a growing manufacturing operation. The business has ambitious international expansion plans, with future opportunities for the right person to progress and lead production teams globally.
If you're someone who looks at a production line and immediately thinks "how can we make this run better?", we want to hear from you.
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