Product Engineer

Product Engineer

Are you a skilled engineer with a passion for developing and maintaining product specifications that meet both customer requirements and manufacturing capabilities? Our client is looking for a Product Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in designing job-specific tooling, ensuring the accuracy of product specifications, and collaborating directly with customers to meet their needs.

What's in it for you:

• Salary is very competitive
• Quarterly Bonus
• Flexitime
• Monday to Thursday 8am-4pm Friday 8am-12pm
• Life Assurance
• Healthcare
• Pension
• Above statutory holidays

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and analyse new product requests, utilising knowledge of machine capabilities to engineer the most efficient manufacturing process.
• Interpret and manage customer-supplied specifications, ensuring they align with manufacturing capabilities, and communicate any discrepancies to customers.
• Convert customer-supplied data into customer-facing specification format using AutoCAD, working closely with customers for approval.
• Maintain organised and user-friendly master files for all customer specifications and supporting documentation.
• Generate accurate internal product specifications in SAP for use in manufacturing, ensuring consistency in product production.
• Collaborate with SAP data specialists to provide accurate product information, including SAP master data, Bills of Materials, and routings.
• Design, order, and manage job-specific tooling in accordance with manufacturing specifications.
• Ensure compliance with the company's Quality Management System and manage change requests from various departments and customers.
• Contribute to new business development projects, supporting the company's sales strategy.
• Analyse and resolve product engineering-related manufacturing issues promptly, ensuring data accuracy and sound engineering practices.
• Participate in customer audits and continuous improvement initiatives as required.

Experience:

• Degree or Level 3 qualification in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• 2-4 years of relevant design and development experience.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking company. You'll work on innovative projects, collaborate directly with customers, and play a key role in driving continuous improvement across operations.
For more information on this opportunity, please apply via the link or contact Karl Yellop at karl.yellop@vanrath.com for a confidential discussion.