JOB DETAILS

Michelle Denny Recruitment is working alongside Merit Plastic Mouldings in Diss to find them a Production Tech Engineer to join the energetic Operations team. Salary is up to £36,000pa for an experienced person and has a working week of 8.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

This Production Engineer opportunity is an appealing one, particularly if you’ve been looking for a role that gives you both hands-on and team support/development responsibilities, and which will allow you the scope to make a positive impact and progress.

You’ll be providing technical support to the factory floor, assisting with optimisations, troubleshooting, process improvements and mentoring the trusted body of Team Leaders, all with the shared aim to have the site run efficiently, cost effectively and of course, happily.

Overview of responsibilities: (there is a job description available)

• To provide technical support and training to the Production and Quality departments

• Tool setting, changing and optimisations

• Attend regular meetings with the production, QA and Technical departments to identify production issues

• Contribute to the implementation of projects and new initiatives

• Report any changes to job specifications and production procedures

• Assist in ensuring teams work to set process and quality procedures

• Actively participate and lead training and development programmes

• Maintain active inter-departmental co-ordination, communication and co-operation

• Work in compliance with all H&SE statutory rules and regulations

• Monitor tooling condition using the reporting system to ensure that quality and production requirements are maintained

• Cover for shift team leader holidays as needed

What you’ll need:

• Experience working in a similar production/engineering role

•  Superb communications skills across all levels

• Ability to work with intricate attention to detail

• Sound knowledge and understanding of tooling

• Good time management and the ability to run with the changes

• A personable, friendly, communicative and team-spirited approach

Merit Plastic Mouldings is a energetic, successful & long-standing organisation, providing state-of-the art design, prototyping, moulding, assembly and developmental services to their wide range of industrial customers.

They take pride in respecting and looking after the well-being & safety of their highly skilled workforce, all striving to meet the ever-changing demands of their clients.

Please get in touch with Michelle Denny to discuss both the job and company in more detail and find out if this could be the role you’ve been searching for. Alternatively, simply apply here.