Engineering Technician; Production Staffordshire

£40,000 - £50,000 + 4 Day Working Week (Every Friday Off) + Progression to Production Management + Benefits + Pension

Hixon, Staffordshire

Are you a Manufacturing or Production Engineer from a fabrication, sheet metal or similar mechanical manufacturing background, looking for a hands-on role with a 4-day working week where you'll take full ownership of manufacturing problems and improvements for a specialist sheet metal manufacturer?

his is a newly created position within an established UK contract manufacturer, where you'll work directly with production to investigate issues, identify root causes and implement practical engineering improvements. You'll also support new products and processes onto the shop floor, helping establish the right methods, tooling, fixtures and controls for reliable production.

The company operates across sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, laser cutting, press brake forming, welding, assembly and electromechanical manufacturing. You'll join a varied, high-mix environment with genuine autonomy to improve existing production and influence how new work is introduced.

• Four-day working week, Monday to Thursday
• Every Friday off
• £35,000 - £45,000 depending on relevant experience
• Progression towards Production Management
• Flexibility around start and finish times once established
• High level of autonomy and technical responsibility
• Company pension

• Investigate and resolve manufacturing, process and equipment-related problems
• Carry out root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Improve manufacturing processes, productivity, quality and cost
• Support new product and process introduction onto the shop floor
• Help establish manufacturing methods, routing, tooling, fixtures and work instructions
• Support initial builds, trials, prove-out and process validation
• Identify manufacturing risks and resolve practical production issues before full release
• Develop or improve jigs, fixtures, tooling and manufacturing aids where required
• Work directly with operators and production teams to understand and resolve issues
• Use production data and process observation to verify improvements
• Take engineering improvements from initial problem through to implementation and measurable result

• Background in Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Engineering Technician or a similar practical manufacturing role
• Hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong practical problem-solving and root cause analysis ability
• Experience personally delivering manufacturing or process improvements
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of problems through to resolution
• Experience supporting new products, processes or manufacturing methods into production, or transferable experience

If you're looking for a hands-on engineering role where you can solve real manufacturing problems, support new product introduction and take genuine ownership of improvement projects,