Production Engineer
Are you an early‑career or graduate engineer who thrives on the shop floor and wants real ownership of plant performance? Do you enjoy connecting people, data and action to keep operations running safely and efficiently? If so, we invite you to explore an exciting opportunity with Nufarm.
Nufarm. Evolving Ag.
Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production.
Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, launching innovative new crop protection solutions or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.
Own your Growth at Nufarm
As a Production Engineer, you will be a highly visible presence on the shop floor, acting as the link between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Supply Chain. This is a development‑focused role, ideally suited to a graduate or early‑career engineer, offering broad operational exposure and a clear pathway toward future Operations leadership.
You’ll own key elements of production performance, maintenance coordination and planning, working hands‑on with teams to improve reliability, efficiency and safety.
How You’ll Help Us Grow
- Own and report OEE, including loss and downtime analysis
- Lead and support downtime reduction initiatives and RCA activities
- Drive Continuous Improvement projects using Lean / Six Sigma principles
- Identify capacity, cost and efficiency improvement opportunities
- Coordinate weekly engineering and maintenance scheduling
- Support maintenance prioritisation and work‑order backlog management
- Plan and execute plant shutdowns and outages
- Coordinate contractors and support permit‑to‑work processes
- Support production scheduling and plan alignment
- Coordinate raw material planning with Supply Chain
- Analyse variance and plan attainment to support stable operations
- Provide hands‑on shop‑floor troubleshooting support
- Review and improve SOPs and operating practices
- Participate in MOC, RCA and quality investigations
- Act as a technical escalation point for production teams
- Demonstrate visible SHE leadership on the shop floor
- Support audits, compliance activities and process control
- Promote safe systems of work and quality standards
Could This Be You?
We’re looking for a proactive, technically curious individual with:
- A degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering or a related discipline
- Strong interest in manufacturing operations and plant performance
- The confidence to work cross‑functionally with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering
- Solid analytical skills and a structured problem‑solving mindset
- The ambition to grow into a future Operations or Manufacturing leadership role
What’s in it for you?
· Growth and development opportunities across site with our Career pathway program
· A boosted pension scheme – we’ll match 1.25% to every 1% you pay (up to 8%)
· Free canteen
· Health Cash Plan
· Global Share Plan scheme
· Shopping discounts
· Long service awards
· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
· A friendly and supportive team where you’re encouraged to be yourself and come as you are!
Nufarm is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Nufarm employees.
Apply today and be part of our journey to shape the future of agriculture!
Pay: £45,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
