Production Support Engineer

Our client requires a “hands on” Production Support Engineer to support a number of its existing manufacturing cells.

The successful applicant will have a strong technical background and minimum 3 years of experience in a medium/high volume mechanical/ manufacturing environment. 

The key outputs and deliverables of the role are as follows:

• Support manufacturing processes and provide process improvements to existing products
• To define and validate manufacturing process for upgrade products or new products
• Support mechanical/electrical assembly jigs, fixtures and purpose-built test equipment
• Process analysis and Product Quality reporting
• To work closely with other Engineers and Production Staff to drive quality standards and improvements
• To work closely with Product Designers to ensure the product is designed for assembly 

All applicants must possess the following:

• Educated to at least degree level in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a mid/high volume manufacturing environment
• Experience in use of structured problem-solving techniques
• Good “can do” attitude and ability to work well in a team
• ‘Hands-on’ ability

Although not essential, it is desirable if applicants have the following:

• Experience with practical application of Six Sigma tools, including though not exclusive to using Statistical Process Control, Gauge Studies & Process Capability 
• Experience in use of Excel and related business intelligence tools for data analysis
• Experience in practical application of Industry 4.0 real time data analytics, including though not exclusive to using Power BI, SQL and VBA/Excel
• Experience in practical application of Lean Projects
• Experience in Design, Validation & Implementation of assembly fixtures
• Experience using and interpreting technical drawings including GD&T’s 

Person specification:

An enthusiastic ‘hands-on’ individual, with a strong mechanical background and good interpersonal/organisation skills is required to fill this role. 

Location:

This role is based at their Swords plant. 

Skills:
Production technology Engineering support Tooling Problem Analysis Pre-production Engineer Collaboration Engineering

Benefits:
Excellent benefits package