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The term production engineer refers to multi-skilled administrators and engineers (backups, DBA, systems, products) who operate in production environments.
At the junction between management and operations, the production engineer leads production teams and ensures objectives are met at different levels: costs, deadlines, quantity and quality.
It's up to them to maintain and optimize existing systems and ensure their evolution.
The production engineer can evolve towards many positions: production director, design office director, R&D director or technical director.
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Job Title: Principal Safety Engineer - Safety & Environmental Engineering Location: Barrow-in-Furness - we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Competitive What you'll be doing: Provide technical leadership as a subject matter expert in safety engineering Mentor and develop engineers, guiding safety analysis and influencing design decisions Analyse and influence nuclear submarine design using safety engineering techniques, focussing on major hazards (fires, explosions including DSEAR, steam release) Apply engineering judgement to justify design safety and compliance Interface with regulators, clients within the MOD and internal stakeholders Develop and review safety case documentation to substantiate design safety Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree qualified in a relevant STEM discipline or equivalent experience Strong analytical, written and oral communication skills with a practical and pragmatic approach to problem solving Proven ability to produce clear, structured safety case arguments and supporting technical documentation for complex systems Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate hazards in complex engineering environments Desirable: Experience in a highly regulated industries (nuclear, oil and gas, maritime, aerospace) Experience in DSEAR and fire risk assessments, including hazard identification and analysis. Familiarity with hazard analysis techniques (e.g. HAZOP, FMEA, Fault and Event Tree Analysis) Benefits As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Safety & Environmental team This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team tasked which offers exposure to the wider strategic initiative. You will be working with six people from principals to apprentices, liaising with operational managers, heads of departments as well as the Health & Safety teams. This role offers exposure to the Wider Control Damage Hazards team whilst individually being given the opportunity for professional growth within the function. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
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Frequently asked questions about working as a Production Engineer
What is the role of a Production Engineer
The production engineer is the one who intervenes at the product manufacturing level in a company. They oversee logistics, maintenance, supply and planning. In short, they're responsible for production in general, in terms of quantity, quality and deadlines. They closely monitor product manufacturing from the purchase of raw materials to the quality control of the work performed, once the product is finished.
How much does a Production Engineer charge
The average daily rate of a production engineer is 476 euros. A production engineer's average salary is £41K.
What is the definition of a Production Engineer
The production engineer is the person responsible for a product design factory. They ensure the supervision of the manufacturing process while ensuring that budgetary, time, and especially quality constraints are met. Respect for the environment and regulations are also among their priorities. In addition to supervising their teams, the Production Engineer oversees an entire production line. As an engineer, they must find suitable solutions to improve the production of the team they manage. They coordinate and control the different stages of product design.
What type of mission can a Production Engineer handle
The production engineer oversees the work of designers. This production phase is also called the 'upstream phase' of production. He is also responsible for the actual manufacturing of the product. The latter will then be validated by a quality control service, called the 'downstream phase'. Below are the main responsibilities of a production engineer.
• Supervises collaborators and finished products.
• Determines objectives 'guarantees of quality, reliability and yield'.
• Schedules teams to optimize manufacturing.
• Measures output and reports on production.
• Ensures the safety of production equipment and the safety of collaborators.
What are the main skills of a Production Engineer
The production engineer must have the following 3 skills, namely: planning, organizing and supervising. Below are other important skills needed to hold the position of production engineer.
• Improve production resources
• Well-organized subcontracting
• Ensure production teams' motivation and leadership
• Know how to develop products and production processes
• Plan and coordinate the different production stages
• Determine production objectives and necessary resources
What is the ideal profile for a Production Engineer
The production engineer must have the right professional skills to perform their work. Below is a non-exhaustive list of qualities of a good production engineer.
• Organizational skills
• Teaching ability to train employees
• Flexibility
• Dynamism
• Team spirit
• Rigor and discipline
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