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Production Lead Engineer in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | MTrec Recruitment Search Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Production Supervisor Key Appointments UK Ltd Number One, Consett (DH8), DH8 6BN Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits 2 weeks ago Life Cycle Engineer Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd Washington (NE37) Pension, Healthcare, Additional Benefits 3 weeks ago Production Team Leader - Continental Shift MTrec Technical Jarrow (NE32) Up to £41,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Manufacturing Engineer MTrec Recruitment Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12) From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum 1 week ago Engineering Manager Verto People Panns Bank, Sunderland (SR1), SR1 3HP £55000 - £60000 per annum, Benefits Company Van, Share scheme, Pension 1 month ago Quality Inspector MTrec Technical Washington (NE38) £43,000 per annum 1 month ago Project Engineer Demob Job Ltd North Shields (NE29) From £43,000 to £45,000 per annum £43,000 - £45,000 + Life Ins + Priva 3 weeks ago Quality Inspector Recruit4Staff (Wrexham) Ltd. 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Glover, Washington (NE37), NE37 £17.50 - 22.50 per hour + Temporary role with an immediate start, Comp 1 month ago Production Team Leader Kamro Limited T/A Tenex Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12) £50,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Quality Department Team Leader Pin Point Recruitment Sunderland (SR5) From £15.85 to £16.60 per hour 1 week ago Production Lead Engineer MTrec Recruitment Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Permanent Published: 3 days ago From £53,000 to £58,000 per annum Production Lead Engineer MTrec Recruitment MTrec’s new career opportunity Our client are specialists in their industry sector, they are looking to recruit a Production Lead Engineer on a permanent basis. The Job You’ll do Meet timing and cost targets for all New Product Launches (NPL). Monitor, report and ensure all costs are within budget. Liaise with both customer and suppliers on cost and technical items. Support all project estimates and planning. Ensure all processes meet capability targets and client scrap levels as defined by the project charter. Ensure technical reports are produced for all pre-production builds as defined by the Product Lead Engineer. Provide relevant training to all manufacturing personnel in line with new projects implemented. Ensure risk assessments are carried out for all equipment. Coordinate parts supply and builds (internal / customer) and produce build reports. Coordinate equipment / tooling delivery. Formulate build plans and update bi-weekly. Plan and organize internal meetings. Design and implementation of capable manufacturing processes, following production system principles considering factors such as ergonomics, operator safety and material flow. Lead or perform tasks to ensure the NPL milestone requirements. Deliver appropriate manufacturing processes to manufacturing and transfer knowledge to the manufacturing team. Contribute towards optimizations of product design to ensure “Design for Manufacturing and Assembly” (DFMA). Identify and resolve together with manufacturing, production and quality problems. Ensure customer compliance through achievement of relevant qualification & validation. Support all Production Engineering department staff. Support manufacturing issues where required. Manage the maintenance team to support plant KPI’s. About You Experience in engineering and maintenance functions within the Automotive Industry. Assembly manufacturing experience is desirable. A team player. Robust process design ensuring Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA) creation and Poka-Yoke implementation. Design, develop and implement appropriate test, assembly and automation solutions to enable successful NPL launches to meet quality, capacity and cost objectives. Experienced in modern assembly and automation techniques. Experienced in Lean Manufacturing techniques. Experience with a Project Management Methodology. Overseas travel required. Educated to minimum of HNC but preferably degree Level standard or equivalent. Must have an indentured apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline. Candidates with considerable experience and capability will be considered on merit. The Rewards and the Benefits Excellent salary. Day shift role. Superb benefits package. 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Glover, Washington (NE37), NE37 £17.50 - 22.50 per hour + Temporary role with an immediate start, Comp 1 month ago Production Team Leader Kamro Limited T/A Tenex Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12) £50,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Quality Department Team Leader Pin Point Recruitment Sunderland (SR5) From £15.85 to £16.60 per hour 1 week ago Lead Engineer jobs Lead Engineer jobs in Sunderland Engineering jobs Engineering jobs in Sunderland Jobs in Sunderland Engineer jobs Lead Mechanical Engineer jobs Lead Design Engineer jobs Lead Civil Engineer jobs Lead Technician jobs Principle Engineer jobs Engineering Leader jobs Lead Electronic Engineer jobs Graduate Engineer jobs Engineering Technician jobs Sky Engineer jobs Projects Engineer jobs Head Engineer jobs Senior Engineer jobs Lead Electrical Engineer jobs Lead Systems Engineer jobs Get hired. Find success. Totaljobs Jobseekers Recruiters Download The Stepstone Group UK Ltd © 2026
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