Manufacturing Engineer
Recruitment South East
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Reports to: Operations Engineering Manager
We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join our engineering team, where you will play a key role in improving manufacturing processes, designing bespoke tooling and fixtures, programming and proving CNC machining operations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, productivity and cost efficiency within a precision engineering environment.
Job Purpose / Primary Objective
- Provides manufacturing decision making information e.g. calculating production/material costs or supporting make or buy decisions
- Design and manufacture bespoke workholding and fixtures using Solidworks (3D modelling and 2D drafting)
- Writing and amending CNC programs both at the machine control (Fanuc, Heidenhain, Mazatrol, CELOS) and using CAD/CAM Software (SolidCAM and Vericut).
- Prove-out CNC programs on the machine.
- Create Job Setup sheets.
- Manage tooling and fixtures for machines.
- Lead operations improvement activities, identify and implement best practise manufacturing methods improving quality and productivity and reducing waste/cost.
- Evaluate and recommend new methods, design changes, tooling and fixtures to reduce manufacturing and assembly time
- Product cost reduction through continuous improvement and product maintenance.
- Train and support operations staff providing expertise and create training manuals and work instructions as required
Essential Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience of cutting Aluminium and Stainless-Steel materials.
- Experience of multi axis CNC machine tools (5 axis, 3+2, Multitasking).
- Experience of fixed-head turning centres.
- Experience producing high complexity, tightly toleranced products such as Automotive, Aerospace, Medical or Scientific industries.
- Able to read and write NC G-Code programs.
- Good analytical skills
- Exposure to low volume and batch production environments
- Knowledge of engineering components (BOMs, Ops and Routings)
- Excellent computer skills (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, email, ERP)
- Determined, with a high level of initiative and energy
- Excellent communication skills
- 3D CAD (e.g. Solidworks, Creo, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, AutoCAD)
- Advanced CAM – Milling & Turning (e.g. SolidCAM, Edgecam, HyperMill, Mastercam, Siemens NX)
- Solidworks & SolidCAM.
- Vericut
- Automation (bar feeder, palletisation)
- Project Management
Required Qualifications
HNC/HND level in Manufacturing/Production engineering (or minimum of 10 years industry experience with served engineering apprenticeship.
Desirable Qualifications
Minimum of 5 years industry experience in similar role.
Personal Qualities/Attributes
- High levels of motivation
- Capable of working well in a team environment
- Good at listening to and following instructions
- Ability to work on own initiative
- A positive attitude, co-operative, willing to comply with company policies and procedures and work constructively with colleagues
- Willing to commit to our core values
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