SPOUTS of Water is hiring Production Engineer responsible for setting up new production equipment, optimizing our existing production processes, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our equipment, and playing a key role in bringing new product innovations to life.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Production Operations
- Monitor, maintain and improve production equipment and processes to ensure optimal performance, quality and minimize downtime.
- Oversee and support the installation and commissioning of new equipment and the subsequent process balancing.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and process-related issues across production lines.
- Develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans for key equipment, including management of spare part stocks.
- Ensure safe operating procedures are followed for all equipment.
- Support data collection, root-cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Promote a safety-first culture on the factory floor, ensure Health, Safety, and Environmental Compliance
- Process Improvement
- Monitor and analyze existing production processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement in terms of quality, cost, yield, and throughput.
- Document and standardize operating procedures, ensuring clear training for production staff.
- Participate in capacity expansion projects, including equipment upgrades and layout optimization.
- Ensure that all engineering and maintenance work aligns with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
- Research and Development.
- Collaborate with the Innovation team to prototype, test, and scale up new ceramic products.
- Assist in the design and selection and implementation of new products, production equipment or test rigs.
- Design, develop, draw, CAD and fabricate prototypes
- Develop and refine production processes and their specifications for new products, including pilot runs and scale-up to full production.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in a production or manufacturing engineering role, preferably in ceramics, cement, glass, food, or other continuous/batch processing environments.
- Strong understanding of production machinery, process control, and maintenance practices.
- Hands-on experience with mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.
- Hands-on experience with product development and fabrication
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies is a plus.
- Experience with product introduction (NPI) or development processes (NPD) is advantageous.
- Familiarity with Design, Product Development skills and CAD software are a plus.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite; experience with ERP systems is desirable.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Strong experience in Leadership.
What We Offer:
- A unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing and innovative company.
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment.
- The chance to work on exciting new products and cutting-edge production challenges.
- The potential for career growth as the company expands.
Deadline for Application is 2nd January,2026 at 5:00pm.
We will review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.
