Job Description
The Production Engineering Manager leads and supports manufacturing process improvements, automation projects, and quality initiatives across multiple sites to ensure production efficiency, standardization, and continuous growth in the energy storage industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Production Engineering teams across multiple sites.
- Implement continuous improvement activities and develop process controls to standardize production processes.
- Resolve complex product and production issues by collaborating with supply chain, quality, and product development teams.
- Own manufacturing processes, equipment layout, fixtures, tooling, and production documentation.
- Reduce manufacturing variability by standardizing work methods and instructions to ensure quality standards.
- Support global contract manufacturers to meet quality, output, and communication requirements.
- Design and lead the implementation of production automation projects across sites.
- Establish and monitor KPIs to track process and production performance.
- Participate in PFMEAs to identify process improvements and mitigate risks.
- Promote a culture of Continuous Improvement and LEAN Six Sigma methodologies within production sites.
- Represent the manufacturing team in quality processes and collaborate with relevant departments.
- Ensure health and safety compliance for all production processes, including risk assessments and audits.
- Liaise with departments, customers, suppliers, and service providers to ensure smooth workflow.
- Manage and develop the manufacturing team through effective people management.
Requirements
- Must be a hands-on engineer, willing to work with their team in the production environment.
- Strong technical engineering expertise gained within a manufacturing environment, with key experience required in manufacturing engineering, process improvement, and new equipment systems implementation such as automation projects.
- Experience in leading an engineering team, displaying strong and positive leadership skills.
- Experience in implementing Continuous Improvement principles to the production process.
- Ability to engage with a design team, both product and equipment, to ensure the manufacturing process is optimized and on-time delivery is achieved.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Passionate about meeting both Customer and Company expectations.
- IT literate, with proficiency in MS Office suite as used in house.
- Will hold an Engineering degree qualification or demonstrate equivalent experience.
Benefits & Perks
Enhanced 5% matched pension scheme with Smart Pension
Paid death in service cover and life assurance from day one
Private Medical Insurance (PMI), with options to add partners and dependants
Medicash Health Cash Plan covering healthcare costs
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing confidential support and counselling
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme (trial currently with Octopus Energy)
Learning, training, and development support including apprenticeships and early-careers roles
29 days annual leave plus UK public holidays, with part of the leave used for a mandatory two-week company shutdown
Additional benefits available after passing probation
Share option scheme for long-term participation in company success
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