Production Engineer

Production Engineer (Aerospace) Location: West Yorkshire Salary:£55,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be supporting a leading advanced manufacturing business in their search for a Production Engineer to join their aerospace manufacturing team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regulated environment, where you'll play a key role in improving manufacturing processes, supporting new product introduction (NPI) and driving continuous improvement across production.

What's on offer?

5-10% annual performance bonus

Market-leading holiday allowance of 31 days plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions up to 5%

Share incentive scheme

Ongoing training and career development

The opportunity to join a successful, growing manufacturer with a collaborative and supportive culture

Key Responsibilities of the Production Engineer

Develop and optimise manufacturing processes for aerospace components and assemblies

Provide technical support to production, resolving manufacturing issues and improving efficiency

Produce and maintain work instructions, routings and process documentation

Collaborate with Design Engineering to ensure products are designed for manufacture (DFM/DFA)

Support New Product Introduction (NPI), including tooling, fixtures and process validation

Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPA)

Analyse production data to improve quality, cycle times and cost efficiency

Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Planning and Manufacturing teams

Ensure compliance with aerospace quality standards and industry best practice

About you

Degree qualified in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline

Experience within aerospace or another highly regulated manufacturing environment

Strong understanding of manufacturing processes such as stainless steel forming, spot welding and riveting

Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T

Experience using core quality tools including PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, FAIR and APQP

Strong problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset

Experience working to AS9100 or equivalent quality management systems

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies

Experience with CAD, manufacturing planning software, tooling or process validation (desirable)

If you're looking for your next challenge within a technically advanced aerospace manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact Elevation Recruitment Group for a confidential discussion.