Main characteristics
- Location
- Steeton, West Yorkshire
- Company
- Complete Talent Services Ltd
- Salary
- £38000 - £40000/annum
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Engineering
Job summary
Due to continued business growth, we are looking to recruit a driven and experienced Manufacturing/Production Engineer to join a leading manufacturer near Skipton. This provides an opportunity to join an extremely stable and expanding British manufacturer who are a household name in their industry. This role will involve supporting the Manufacturing Engineering function of the business create new CNC Programs, tooling and fixtures for a range of multi axis Machine tools.The successful candidate will have a demonstrable background within production engineering within a precision manufacturing environment with strong working knowledge of CNC Programme creation and Method Planning.
Candidates will ideally hold a minimum HNC qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline with a clear history of process improvement within a CNC Machining environment.
Hours - Monday - Friday 0745AM - 4PM (Flexitime available)
Role Description
* Analyse engineering drawings and data supplied by the engineering department to aid the make/ buy decisions.
* Determine the best method of manufacturing new components based on current available processes for CNC Lathes, Grinders, Machining centres and other plant equipment.
* Specifies and designs jigs and fixtures.
* Create component setups within CAD for virtual machining and NC code generation in CAM Package
* Select tools required for manufacturing as designed.
* Determine dimension and configuration of machining cuts, selection of cutting tools, machine speeds, feed rates and direction of machine cutting path.
* Arrange necessary geometric layouts, tool path sequences, tool lists and documentation to guide setup and operation of machine.
* Create routings and costings on SAP
* Delivers quality CNC programs incorporation innovative methods to aid cycle time reduction within area of responsibility
* Ensures successful prove out of programs and maintains control utilising the companys tool management system
* Review existing manufacturing programs and processes to propose changes to achieve optimal performance
* Proactively contribute to improving the departmental KPIS
* Report progress and deliver to agree timescales
Qualifications / Skills
* Ideally Minimum HNC Qualified in Mechanical Engineering.
* Demonstrable experience in Production Engineering within a machining environment
* Practical knowledge of milling, boring, turning and grinding processes.
* Selection and design of tooling, jigs and fixtures for component manufacturing
* Knowledge of Siemens 840D Controls - advantageous
* Excellent IT Skills - MS Office ( Excel/ Outlook etc)
* Working knowledge of SAP
This vacancy is being advertised by Complete Talent Services Ltd who are acting as an Employment Agency