Production Engineering Technician (Machine Factory) Basingstoke, England
Job description
Key Accountabilities / Activities / Projects
Position – Production Engineering Technician (Machine Factory)
Salary - £37,000.00 plus benefits including company bonus (profit related)
Key Accountabilities / Activities / Projects
The Production Engineering Technician provides technical
services to the machine factory, finding practical solutions to
technical challenges. They create the link between R&D and
commercial teams making changes, and the supply teams
building machines based on those changes. They build up an
expertise in the components, the machines and the process
of building them, and continuously improve those processes.
Responsible for all technical changes to the manufacturing processes on each
machine assembly line (Klix new build, refurbishment, branded vending) with
particular responsibility for developing manufacturing solutions for machine
innovation and new machine development
Represent Supply in R&D and Commercial teams, and keep Supply up to date
with the work being done. Build relationships with all of the technical teams
needing interaction with the factory.
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement using data, including
measurement of the efficiency of the existing process and proposed change.
Run trials in the factory, ensuring that all materials and information are
available to make them possible, and that all the data gathering is in place.
Analyse the data and make recommendations on whether a proposal is
feasible, and what changes would be needed.
Manage small projects (<50kGBP), defining the scope, timeline and budget,
and then keeping the project to those objectives. Lead the project meetings
and present when required to the Supply and Commercial Directors.
When equipment or manufacturing processes need to be
changed in the machine factory, it is the Production
Engineering Technician’s role to understand them and put
them in place. This will require the job holder to gain a high
level of expertise on what happens in the factory, and how
the components and machine design influence that.
Proposed changes to the factory may come from R&D,
commercial, quality or the supply management team, or they
will come from the job holder themselves. In that case, the
role holder analyses data already collected or organises the
collection of new information, to help them identify the
opportunities. They will have good problem solving skills,
and use them to work out specifically what the problem is
and what needs to be done.
Once the problem is defined, the Production Engineering
Technician works with existing teams, or brings together the
right group of people, to work on a problem. They manage
the project: with the team, they establish the deliverables,
the budget and the time needed to solve the problem, and
then they are responsible for making sure the work is then
done fully, on time and on budget, either themselves or
through the team where expert help is needed.
They have a practical approach and find long term solutions
to technical problems, not just sticking plasters to keep the
factory running. They draw up simple sketches and do basic
installation themselves. Where there is too much work or it’s
more involved or needs higher engineering expertise, they
work with external contractors to define what they need, and
make sure they get it at a reasonable price. When external
contractors come to the machine factory, they host and
direct them, and ensure that they get the job done safely and
efficiently.
The Production Engineering Technician has an effective
relationship with a wide range of people in the business,
including the Supply teams, R&D, Commercial, Machines
Quality, Facilities and the rest of the Engineering team, and
can learn quickly from those associates, as well as
supporting them when needed.
The demands on the job holder are continuously changing,
so a key element of the role is looking ahead at what is
coming next, and making sure that they have the new
knowledge, or occasionally new skills, needed for the
challenge.
Main Relationships
Main Relationships –
Internal
All supply teams
R&D, Indirect purchasing
External Subject
Suppliers, contractors
Auditors, official bodies
Skills and Competencies –
Professional qualifications
Engineering design or production line design experience
Project management – informal experience is required, some level of formal training is desirable but not
essential
Problem solving skills – experience of solving difficult problems is required; knowledge of problem solving
techniques and lean techniques are desirable but not essential for a new job holder
Practice equivalent to the experience of working and problem solving in production environments
Proficiency in using Word and Excel is required. Knowledge and use of SAP will be required but not essential
for a new job holder
Action orientation, command skills, customer focus, drive for results, planning
Problem solving, project management, leading small teams, effective communication
(written and spoken)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £35,000.00-£37,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- BASINGSTOKE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
