Production Process Engineer
| Posting date: | 04 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000 to £45,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pension |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2026 |
| Location: | Exeter, South West, EX2 7HF |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59112493 |
Summary
Production Process Engineer
The Opportunity:
Working within the Production Engineering and Lean team, you will ensure successful identification and implementation of best manufacturing practise within this vibrant metalshop environment. Your role as Production Process Engineer will be to focus on Process Improvement and Lean Production techniques in both existing manufacture and in NPD. The Production Process Engineer will work as part of a well established team within this fabulous Exeter engineering firm.
The Opportunity:
- Work as part of the production engineering team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements.
- Identify and present ideas for improving production in order to improve profitability, Quality, Throughput or H&S.
- Conduct feasibility studies on continuous improvement ideas generated from within Production, and having agreed the priority and gained necessary sign off, implement those projects.
- Produce written reports and analyse data in order to identify areas for improvement.
- Assist in the co-ordination and management of new products internally and externally to support the manufacturing team where required.
Preferred Skills:
- Minimum 2 years Engineering experience within a Process Engineer, Production / Manufacturing Engineer, or Continuous Improvement role.
- HNC minimum in Mechanical Engineering.
- Ideally experience within sheet metal manufacturing or a metalshop environment.
- The ability to travel overseas from time to time would be highly appreciated in this role.
Associated Benefits:
A competitive salary up to £45000
Company Pension Scheme, 5% contributory
Salary Sacrifice scheme.
Working Hours:
7.30-4.30 Mon to Thursday and 7.30-2 on a Friday
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
The Opportunity:
Working within the Production Engineering and Lean team, you will ensure successful identification and implementation of best manufacturing practise within this vibrant metalshop environment. Your role as Production Process Engineer will be to focus on Process Improvement and Lean Production techniques in both existing manufacture and in NPD. The Production Process Engineer will work as part of a well established team within this fabulous Exeter engineering firm.
The Opportunity:
- Work as part of the production engineering team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements.
- Identify and present ideas for improving production in order to improve profitability, Quality, Throughput or H&S.
- Conduct feasibility studies on continuous improvement ideas generated from within Production, and having agreed the priority and gained necessary sign off, implement those projects.
- Produce written reports and analyse data in order to identify areas for improvement.
- Assist in the co-ordination and management of new products internally and externally to support the manufacturing team where required.
Preferred Skills:
- Minimum 2 years Engineering experience within a Process Engineer, Production / Manufacturing Engineer, or Continuous Improvement role.
- HNC minimum in Mechanical Engineering.
- Ideally experience within sheet metal manufacturing or a metalshop environment.
- The ability to travel overseas from time to time would be highly appreciated in this role.
Associated Benefits:
A competitive salary up to £45000
Company Pension Scheme, 5% contributory
Salary Sacrifice scheme.
Working Hours:
7.30-4.30 Mon to Thursday and 7.30-2 on a Friday
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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