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Date Added: Tue 12/08/2025

Production Engineer

Chelmsford, UK
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Company: REED

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum, Inc benefits

Reed Engineering are currently supporting a leading manufacturer in their search for a Process & Production Engineer to join their engineering team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate-level engineer with a strong background in manufacturing or production engineering to play a key role in driving continuous improvement across the shop floor. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and enhancing production processes, developing work instructions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient and high-quality output.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and coordinate continuous improvement (CI) initiatives, including workflow optimization, layout planning, and risk assessments.
  • Develop, introduce, and maintain routing and work instructions.
  • Support quality assurance with root cause analysis and non-conformance investigations.
  • Manage engineering change requests (ECRs), process documentation, and reporting.
  • Assist in the development of new products and processes alongside the design engineering team.
  • Train and support production staff, particularly during first-off builds and new product introductions.
  • Contribute to tooling development and production enhancements.
  • Apply Lean manufacturing tools and support 5S initiatives to improve efficiency.
  • Collaborate with production supervisors to ensure smooth and effective production builds.
  • Assess and support training needs across the shop floor.

Candidate Requirements:

  • Degree-qualified in an engineering discipline.
  • Proven experience in a manufacturing or production engineering environment.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across departments and with external stakeholders.
  • A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.

Location & Travel:

The role is primarily based on-site, with occasional travel to other facilities, customers, or suppliers as required.

Additional Information: 

  • Salary up to £38,000 dependent on relevant skills & experience 
  • 25 days holiday + bank 
  • Comprehensive overall benefits package inc pension 
  • Onsite parking 
  • Permanent - Fulltime position - Days Monday -Friday 

If you are production or process engineer looking for a new challenge with a growing company, then please apply now! 

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