Production Improvement Engineer

As a Production Improvement Engineer you will have a practical role in improving manufacturing performance. Working closely with the factory floor and management you will identify issues affecting production investigate their causes and help drive improvement and corrective actions through to completion.

You will support the development and standardisation of manufacturing processes maintain clear process documentation and Standard Operating Instructions (SOIs) and help ensure measuring and monitoring equipment is appropriately controlled and calibrated.

This role suits someone who enjoys understanding how processes work asking constructive questions solving problems and turning opportunities for improvement into practical changes.

The position is based onsite five days per week and works within the local business unit.

Why Join NOV

This is a hands-on improvement opportunity where you can combine continuous improvement and problem-solving capability with broader manufacturing responsibility. You will have the opportunity to influence production processes efficiency standardisation and corrective actions while working closely with production teams and management.

Diversity & Inclusion

At NOV we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We value diversity in all its forms and believe different perspectives strengthen our teams drive innovation and contribute to our success. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender age ethnicity nationality disability sexual orientation gender identity religion or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency productivity process yield workflow and waste reduction.
• Investigate recurring production issues and factory-floor feedback identify root causes and coordinate corrective and preventive actions through to completion.
• Support new product introductions by establishing production processes assessing production readiness and developing the required process documentation and training.
• Create maintain and update Standard Operating Instructions procedures and other controlled production documentation including relevant SharePoint content.
• Work with production engineering management and support teams to identify process constraints manufacturing risks material or drawing issues and improvement priorities.
• Analyse production information and performance trends to identify risks recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify tooling machinery and equipment requirements and support the evaluation and justification of appropriate solutions.
• Coordinate the identification calibration maintenance and documentation of relevant measuring monitoring and production equipment.
• Support production planning and improvement activities that contribute to efficient workflow and on-time delivery.
• Develop and deliver training on relevant processes procedures SOIs and technical topics.

Must-Have

• Relevant experience in a manufacturing environment with practical exposure to continuous improvement process improvement production engineering or a comparable discipline.
• Demonstrated experience identifying process inefficiencies investigating production problems and supporting or implementing practical improvements.
• Experience developing or maintaining procedures work instructions Standard Operating Instructions or comparable process documentation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capability with the ability to investigate issues identify root causes and follow actions through to completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to work effectively with production teams management and other stakeholders.
• Good IT literacy and the ability to work with systems used to maintain production and process documentation.

Preferred

• Bachelors degree in engineering manufacturing operations or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma or other structured continuous-improvement tools and techniques; Green Belt or Black Belt certification would be advantageous.
• Experience supporting production planning equipment calibration/control quality-management processes or new product introduction.