Production Engineer

Location: Saffron Walden Type: Permanent Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm Salary: Up to £45k per annum dependent on experience Job Reference: 36019 Polytec are seeking a skilled Production Engineer to join our Saffron Walden based client and help strengthen its production engineering capability. This is a hands-on role with genuine ownership, focused on improving manufacturing efficiency, supporting structured new product introduction and maintaining high standards of quality and process control. Responsibilities - Improving manufacturing processes, efficiency and quality - Supporting new product introduction (NPI) into production - Designing and implementing jigs, fixtures and tooling - Producing CAD models and manufacturing drawings (SolidWorks preferred) - Delivering structured continuous improvement initiatives - Supporting equipment reliability and resolving day-to-day production issues Requirements - Proven Production Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment - Strong understanding of quality systems - CAD experience (ideally SolidWorks) - Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems - Practical, hands-on engineering capability Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below