Manufacturing Production Engineer

Selexa Life Sciences are partnered with a leading medical device manufacturer in the search for an experienced Manufacturing Production Engineer to join its UK manufacturing operation.

Double Day shift - Monday to Friday, no weekends.

The role will act as a technical subject matter expert across CNC machinery, manufacturing processes and systems, supporting production performance, quality, safety and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Set, operate, troubleshoot and optimise CNC machinery and programmes.

• Provide technical support across manufacturing equipment, processes and systems.

• Train, coach and develop machinists and manufacturing associates.

• Identify and resolve technical and production issues.

• Support quality investigations, non-conformances and CAPA activity.

• Drive Lean, 5S, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Identify bottlenecks and improve productivity, efficiency and lead times.

• Support first-time-right manufacturing and maintain high quality standards.

• Work closely with Production, Process Engineering, Quality and Maintenance teams.

• Maintain accurate manufacturing and quality documentation.

• Support CMM and manual inspection activities.

• Promote a safe, efficient and well-organised manufacturing environment.

Candidate Requirements:

• Significant experience in CNC setting, operating and programming.

• Engineering qualification or equivalent technical experience.

• Experience within a regulated, high-precision manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement.

• Strong technical fault-finding and problem-solving capability.

• Experience training, mentoring or supporting manufacturing teams.

• Understanding of quality systems and manufacturing documentation.

• Strong communication, organisation and attention to detail.

• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, production and quality functions.

Opportunity:

This is an opportunity to join a specialist manufacturing environment where you will have a direct influence on production performance, quality, process optimisation and continuous improvement