Experienced Production Engineer

ABOUT HALTER At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund https://foundersfund.com, Bessemer Venture Partners https://www.bvp.com/, BOND, https://www.bondcap.com/ DCVC https://www.dcvc.com/, Blackbird https://www.blackbird.vc/, Promus Ventures https://www.promusventures.com/, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures https://www.icehouseventures.co.nz/?utm_term=icehouse%20ventures&utm_campaign=Brand+Keywords&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4064636360&hsa_cam=16902737884&hsa_grp=134004309485&hsa_ad=592971340272&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1082530126230&hsa_kw=icehouse%20ventures&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v-gBhC1ARIsAOQdKY0J0DepRVFDmjQlAkJPbZuQnLSA5UVzUzOXYiPxkjX-SeVa513_BhkaAr-MEALw_wcB. To find out more, visit our LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited & Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a stand out Production Engineer to help us drive a mass production ramp, implement process improvements and ensure new product introduction is seamless. WHAT YOUR DAY COULD LOOK LIKE - Building and refining process that is scalable to meet increased production capacity and deliver high volumes of product. - Developing assembly and test equipment. - Proactively solving component and assembly issues to keep production unblocked. - Planning critical materials to ensure collars are flowing. - Organising production schedules and materials from suppliers to support fast pace R&D iterations. - Investigating defective products and implementing corrective actions. - Utilise engineering principles to solve challenging problems throughout the production lifecycle - Continually improve production processes to achieve commercial objectives eg. On-time, high quality output and cost effective. - Maintain up to date detailed documentation of production process WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - Bachelor’s degree (Engineering/Technical). - Proven experience driving results from key external partners e.g. contract manufacturers and suppliers. - Providing constructive Design for Manufacturing input to product designers. - Experience in high volume electronics manufacturing. - Confident generating and maintaining well defined production documentation - e.g. bills of materials and standard operating procedures. - Experience working with electronic resource planning and product lifecycle management systems. - Exceptional negotiation skills. - Experience developing jigs and fixtures for mass production. OUR BENEFITS - Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow. - Healthy body, healthy mind. We’re partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being. - We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family. - Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth. - Our time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave