Production & Calibration Engineer in Littlehampton

Reports to: Technical Manager, with close working relationship with the Facilities Director and Quality Manager.

Role Overview:

The Production and Calibration Engineer role combines responsibility for production process engineering with ownership of equipment maintenance, calibration, and site engineering support. The role is being created to ensure production equipment, processes, and facilities operate safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with ISO 13485 and internal quality systems. The position is hands-on and supports day-to-day manufacturing operations while also driving continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and process capability across injection moulding, RF welding, ultrasonic welding, assembly, and testing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing direct engineering support to Cleanroom and Mouldshop production teams, including the setup, optimisation, and ongoing maintenance of RF welding machines, ultrasonic welders, semi-automated drilling systems, printing equipment, and associated assembly and test systems. This includes troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and process-related faults to minimise downtime and maintain consistent output.
• Developing, maintaining, and executing preventive maintenance schedules across all production and facility equipment, ensuring machinery reliability and extending equipment life. Accurate maintenance records must be maintained, with all work documented in line with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Selecting, managing, and coordinating external contractors and service providers where specialist support is required, including ensuring annual plant maintenance contracts are completed on time.
• Calibration ownership forms a core part of the role, including the calibration and control of measurement devices, production equipment, and test instruments. This includes arranging off-site or supplier calibration where required, maintaining calibration logs and certificates, and ensuring all equipment remains within calibration status.
• Routine and new equipment PAT testing, as well as periodic routine particulate testing of each of the cleanrooms.
• From a production engineering perspective, the role is responsible for developing, validating, and improving manufacturing processes for new and existing products. This includes supporting new product introduction, tooling qualification, and assisting with process validation activities, as well as producing and maintaining production documentation.
• Actively contributing to scrap reduction, waste elimination, and efficiency improvements through data-driven analysis and practical process optimisation.
• Supporting root cause investigations and CAPA activities, working closely with quality and production teams to prevent recurrence of issues.
• Training production staff on correct equipment setup, operation, and basic maintenance is also a key responsibility, ensuring knowledge is embedded within the manufacturing team.
• Contributing to general site engineering responsibilities, including routine facility inspections, fault finding on electrical systems where appropriate, and supporting installation or relocation of equipment within the factory.

Skills and Experience

The role requires proven experience in a manufacturing engineering environment, ideally within regulated or medical device manufacturing. Strong hands-on capability with production equipment, maintenance activities, and calibration processes is essential. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a methodical approach to documentation and record keeping. The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across production, quality, facilities, and management teams is critical.

A qualification at degree level or HNC/HND in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Process, or Maintenance Engineering is preferred, although equivalent practical experience will be considered. Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement techniques is advantageous.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a market-leading manufacturer in a highly regulated industry.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• A collaborative, supportive working environment within a family-owned business.

Training

• Full training of the company’s internal systems and programs whilst working alongside the technical team.
• Assembly training in each of the production areas.
• Handover and specific machine training from the current technical team.
• Handover and specific calibration training from the current quality team.

Holidays and breaks

• Competitive salary.
• Simplyhealth cash plan, after successful completion of probationary period.
• Holiday entitlement is 28 days paid holiday per year pro-rata (including bank holidays). The company is closed for all UK bank holidays.