Job Description

Closing date: Monday 16th November 2026
Salary: €40,000 – €55,000 depending on experience
Location: Renishaw PLC, Swords Business Park, Swords (site-based role, 5 days per week)
Hours: 39 hours per week

Renishaw are recruiting a Production Support Engineer to support a several manufacturing cells at our Swords location. As a Production Support Engineer, you’ll be someone from a technical background, with proven experience in a medium/high volume mechanical/ manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing processes and provide process improvements to existing products

• Define and validate manufacturing process for upgrade products or new products

• Support mechanical/electrical assembly jigs, fixtures and purpose-built test equipment

• Process analysis and Product Quality reporting

• Collaborate with other Engineers and Production Staff to drive quality standards and improvements

• Collaborate with Product Designers to ensure the product is designed for assembly 

 

Key requirements

• Educated to at least degree level in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a mid/high volume manufacturing environment
• Experience in use of structured problem-solving techniques

 

Desirable requirements

• Experience with practical application of Six Sigma tools, including though not exclusive to using Statistical Process Control, Gauge Studies & Process Capability 

• Experience in use of Excel and related business intelligence tools for data analysis

• Experience in practical application of Industry 4.0 real time data analytics, including though not exclusive to using Power BI, SQL and VBA/Excel
• Experience in practical application of Lean Projects
• Experience in Design, Validation & Implementation of assembly fixtures
• Experience using and interpreting technical drawings including GD&T’s 

 

Person specification

An enthusiastic ‘hands-on’ individual, with a technical/mechanical background and good interpersonal/organisation skills is required to succeed in the role.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we’re committing to your future career. That’s because we believe in developing our people’s skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that’s highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension and employee contributes 2.5%, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite canteen, free parking, fitness centre, share option scheme.

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible. We offer a variable working programme, banked hours, 21 days holidays plus bank holidays, birthday holiday, loyalty days, cycle to work scheme, statutory and non statutory leave.

We offer a contribution to your VHI/LAYA annual policy, life assurance policy of 4 times annual salary and an Employee Assistance programme for employees and family.

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: innovation, inspiration, integrity, and involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interview and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team at [email protected]

Employment Type:

Permanent

Time Type:

Full time

Requisition Number:

R10297 Production Support Engineer (Open)