Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

* Immediate start available

* Free lunch

* A high-energy and dynamic work environment..

* 25 days holiday plus Public Holidays

* Competitive Pension scheme

* Free on-site parking.

* Annual Summer and Christmas social events for the whole team.

* Flexible working is available on a case-by-case basis.

* The opportunity to join an exciting and rapidly growing business

MTrec's New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious Engineering client, based near Newcastle, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a Production Engineering Manager to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge growth prospects. Our client is a major player in their specialist industry sector and supplies its products globally. They are experiencing a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio and are recruiting this position to help them to strengthen their already very well-established team.

The Job You'll Do;

* Lead a small Production Engineering team of 3x Engineer (expanding up to 9 within a year)

* Be both a creative force to identify new opportunities to improve production processes as well as the driving force to motivate and manage the wider production engineering team.

* Be able to see the big picture and plan how to transition pre-production designs to production ready data packs

* Identify opportunities to tweak designs to improve manufacturability without compromising performance

* Work with the purchasing team to develop strategies that will streamline the delivery of parts into production in a form that reduces risk and increases throughput

* Work with the Engineering and Quality teams

* Identify performance metrics and testing to verify sub-system and completed product functionality

* Report to the Chief Operating Officer to demonstrate concrete progress on the productionisation of both existing and new products

* Ensure BOMs are optimised for production

* Adopt a Continuous Improvement mindset and identify any areas for potential improvement within the manufacturing process

* Develop build procedures

About You;

Degree qualified in a relevant engineering disciplineStrong people management experience to lead, support and develop production engineers. Skilled in setting objectives, providing feedback and fostering a high-performing, collaborative team cultureConfident in delegating, managing workloads and driving continuous improvement through clear communication and accountability. Strong creativity and excellent problem-solving skills. Excellent attention to detailE. xperience working in a production environment. Motivated by the human-factors challenges in productionising complex, high-tech products. Passion for engineering and continuous improvement. Driven to achieve high-quality outcomes. Excited by solving both big and small problems to advance product quality