Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire (NN11)
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Hours: Full-Time, Permanent
Shift Pattern: Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 17:00 | Friday: 08:00 – 13:00 (Enjoy a 1:00 PM finish every Friday!)
Find Your Long-Term Home on Our Engineering Team
If you are an ambitious engineer looking to develop your career, gain cross-disciplinary experience across Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering, and make a tangible impact on production processes, we would love to welcome you to Daventry Metal Products.
We are an established, growing manufacturing specialist that invests in emerging talent. From Day 1, you will enjoy permanent direct employment, hands-on mentorship, support for continuous professional development, and an early finish every Friday afternoon for a long weekend.
What You’ll Love About Working With Us
Security from Day 1: Direct, permanent company employment—no recruitment agency middleman.
Great Work-Life Balance: 33 days of paid holiday (25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays).
Early Friday Finishes: Wrap up at 1:00 PM every Friday.
Guaranteed Christmas Shutdown: Annual facility closure during the festive period so you can switch off and spend time with family.
The Role
Working closely with production, quality, and shop-floor teams, you will help configure, document, and optimise manufacturing processes for both existing lines and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects:
Design, create, and maintain standard operating instructions, process controls, and packaging documentation.
Support NPI processes, including PPAP documentation, and establish Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Bills of Operations (BOOs) in the ERP system.
Providing hands-on coaching and technical guidance to shop-floor machine and process operators.
Assisting with sourcing, introducing, and commissioning new production machinery, fixtures, and tooling.
Supporting root-cause non‑conformance investigations and implementing corrective process improvements.
Collect, test, and analyse process data to identify bottlenecks and boost throughput.
Who We're Looking For
Technical Foundations:A strong understanding of engineering principles, machining, and metal fabrication, plus the ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
CAD Skills: Practical proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD modelling (SolidWorks).
Tooling & Cost Awareness: An appreciation of jig, fixture, and tool design, as well as manufacturing cost structures.
Education / Background: HNC (or higher) in Engineering, or time-served experience within a manufacturing/production engineering environment, supported by solid English and Maths.
Communication & Mindset: Proactive, collaborative, and solutions-focused, with clear written reporting skills and a dedication to continuous improvement.
Desirable Experience: Exposure to process engineering standards, CNC programming/machining (milling/turning), laser cutting, press brake forming, or robot programming.
We’re here to help. Get in touch with us today, and we’ll answer your questions, provide support, and discuss solutions tailored to your needs.
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