Location: Carlisle, UK

Position: Mechanical Production Engineer

Shift: Treble shifts

Wage:

As a Mechanical Production Engineer, you will be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of production equipment in line with standard operating procedures. You will support multiple areas of the manufacturing process as required, working to achieve plant objectives and meet customer requirements.

Safety is the top priority for every employee and underpins everything we do.

What you will be doing:

Identify and implement process improvements

Ensure production lines are safe to operate, including completing PUWER checks

Set up, adjust, and optimise production lines

Respond quickly to mechanical issues to minimise downtime, spoilage, and inefficiencies

Carry out daily, weekly, monthly, and annual machine maintenance

Support maintenance and machine shop operations, prioritising work based on changing day-to-day requirements

Perform line changeovers and die/tool changes as required

We’d love to hear from you if you:

Have 2–3 years’ mechanical experience

Have previous experience working in a manufacturing environment

Hold an NVQ Level 3 Engineering qualification

Have strong mechanical, numerical, and verbal aptitude and can learn quickly

Can work effectively as part of a team as well as independently with minimal supervision

Are flexible and willing to carry out additional tasks in support of general maintenance and production activities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.