Production Engineer in Stonehouse

ADEY, the market leader in the provision of residential water treatment products for closed loop heating and cooling systems in the UK, is looking for a Production Engineer to join the team. Working for the Stonehouse Engineering department, Production Engineers are responsible for end-to-end development and implementation of production assembly processes, providing operational support, troubleshooting and maintaining equipment, coordinating engineering change control, and delivering continuous improvement to meet production, quality, and compliance objectives.

The Role

• Daily Production Support & Continued Improvement

• Manage production equipment using 6S principles; perform scheduled preventative maintenance; provide first-line breakdown support including root cause analysis and escalation to maintenance as required.
• Actively support daily management routines and lead/participate in Lean activities including Kaizen events, Gemba walks, waste reduction initiatives, and continuous improvement workshops.
• Performance Analysis: Conduct time and motion studies; measure and analyse KPIs such as OEE, downtime, and performance; implement improvements and corrective actions to remove bottlenecks and increase throughput.
• New Product Implementation and Engineering Changes.
• Process Development: Develop and implement assembly processes for new products; plan and execute pilot runs, validate process capability, and scale to full production.
• Design for Manufacture: Collaborate with design teams to ensure DFM principles are applied and aligned with existing production cell configurations and assembly equipment to meet defined production metrics.
• Risk and Failure Analysis: Participate in DFMEA and PFMEA activities to identify and mitigate product and process risks.
• BOM Management: Create and optimise BOMs for production assembly and identify requirements for external sub-assemblies.
• Assembly Tooling and Equipment: Design or specify jigs, fixtures and tooling in partnership with R&D; identify, source and procure equipment from external suppliers.
• Product Launch Support: Provide close support during try-out builds through first production runs, capturing and acting on production feedback at each stage.
• Training and Documentation: Produce WKINs and training materials; deliver operator and support staff training; maintain training matrices and ensure knowledge transfer to production teams.
• Spare Parts Ownership: Generate critical spares lists for new equipment, classify and propose a sourcing strategy for each.
• QHSE Compliance: Ensure processes meet quality, health, safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Change Management: Manage changes of existing products through the Engineering Change Request (ECR) process, applying the same core responsibilities listed above to ensure minimal disruption to the business.
• Product Sunset and End of Life: Manage the planned withdrawal of products from production, plan safe decommissioning of production tooling and equipment; manage asset disposal or redeployment. Update all documentation accordingly.

Other Duties

• Site Visits: Travel to assembly facilities and suppliers in the UK and overseas as required.
• Ad hoc Support: Undertake tasks as directed by the line manager to meet business needs.

The Person

We’re looking for someone with a minimum of three years’ experience in production or process engineering within a production assembly environment, who has applied Lean methodologies in practice and been actively involved in NPI and ECR processes. Other required experience includes:

• Bachelor’s degree or HND in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related engineering discipline
• Mechanical knowledge (jigs, fixtures, assembly tooling) enabling ability and confidence to complete basic maintenance tasks
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with BOM management systems
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to produce clear documentation and deliver training
• Effective, diplomatic and confident communicator at all levels
• Detail-oriented, adaptable, proactive problem solver with a strong work ethic and consistent punctuality

The Benefits

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Pension contribution matched up to 8%
• Life Assurance 3x base salary
• Private health scheme
• Genuit sharesave scheme