Production Engineer

Production Engineer

Location: Poole

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 per annum

Hours: Day Shift with Flexible Working Hours

Are you an experienced Production Engineer with a strong background in production planning, order management and customer liaison?

THOMAS Professional is recruiting for a well-established manufacturing business in Poole. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of customer orders, coordinate production requirements and ensure products are delivered on time and to the required quality standards.

The Role

As a Production Engineer, you will manage assigned customer orders from receipt through to final delivery. You will work closely with customers, production teams, manufacturing engineers and external suppliers to monitor progress, manage priorities and resolve potential delays.

Your responsibilities will include:

Managing and expediting customer orders from receipt through to delivery

Liaising with customers regarding order progress and delivery schedules

Coordinating production requirements across internal departments

Maintaining accurate sales, production and capacity-planning information

Monitoring delivery dates and identifying orders that may be at risk

Creating and managing recovery plans for delayed products

Regularly reviewing progress across the production environment

Liaising with suppliers to ensure materials and services remain on schedule

Prioritising requirements with manufacturing and engineering teams

Attending production meetings and providing clear progress updates

Monitoring on-time delivery, outstanding orders and projected sales

Supporting corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives

Ensuring work is completed in line with quality, health and safety procedures
The Ideal Candidate

We would like to hear from candidates with:

Previous experience in production engineering, production planning, expediting or a similar manufacturing role

Experience managing customer orders and delivery schedules

Strong knowledge of manufacturing or engineering processes

Experience working closely with engineers and production teams

Confident customer communication and relationship-management skills

Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation abilities

The ability to manage multiple orders and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Good attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills

A proactive approach to identifying and resolving production delays
What’s on Offer

Salary of £35,000 - £39,000

Permanent, full-time position

Day shift

Flexible working hours

Opportunity to join an established manufacturing business

Varied role with responsibility for customer orders and production delivery

Supportive and professional working environment 

If you are interested in this Production Engineer position and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV. As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, THOMAS Professional is committed to reviewing all applications with complete fairness and equality.

At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.

THOMAS Professional is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.

THOMAS Professional is proud to be a corporate member of the REC, the recruitment industry’s leading professional body.

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