Trainee Production Engineer

Trainee Production Engineer - Dartford - £25k-27k

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Trainee Production Engineer to join a Production Engineering Department within a leading electronics manufacturing company. This entry‑level role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in optimising production processes, ensuring product quality and contributing to continuous improvement.

The primary role will be to provide day‑to‑day support to the Electronic and Metalwork manufacturing departments.

• Optimising and improving the production processes for quality and productivity.
• Problem solving as necessary including liaising with equipment suppliers.
• Training employees in Production areas, as necessary.
• Ensuring all machines are routinely serviced and maintained.
• Carrying out machine programming, producing production operating procedures, maintaining operators training records and providing productivity reports.
• Ensuring all applicable procedures and regulations for health and safety are complied with.
• The successful person will be expected to gain knowledge on all the production processes and procedures and to train other members of staff as needs are identified.
• The Departments and Processes included, but not limited to, are:
• Wave soldering, Selective Soldering and Control Panel Assembly
• Metal Fabrication, Powder Coating and Print Shop.

An interest in the Manufacturing would be preferred. Training will be provided for all areas of Manufacturing; this may be on site or external. The successful applicant will report to the Production Engineering Manager but will work closely with the Production Engineering Team.

• Working hours 8am 4.30pm
• Free Parking
• Enhanced workplace pension scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Unlimited access to 24/7 GP and wellbeing experts (Smart Health)
• Financial well‑being scheme (Salary Finance)
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Long service awards
• Free Mental Health First Aid courses (M.H.F.A.)
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Internal Training
• Company Events
• Employee benefits, discounts and perks (Rewards Gateway)
• Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year
• Get the latest tech at the best price and spread the payments over your salary, interest‑free (Smart Tech)

To apply for this position, please send an up‑to‑date CV. Please note that due to the high level of applicants we are not able to respond to unsuccessful candidates, and if you have not been contacted within seven days assume you have not been selected on this occasion.