CNC Manufacturing Engineer

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9 months ago

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CNC Manufacturing Engineer

Tewkesbury

Contract (Inside IR35) Until Mid-September

Aerospace/Advanced Manufacturing

Very Competitive

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THE ROLE – Manufacturing Engineer (CNC)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stand-out aerospace engineering business to support in the delivery of a project of work through to September.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll need to possess excellent experience in CNC Milling processes and practices including programming and CAD/CAM knowledge.

You’ll need to be able to demonstrate key experience in the translation of designs into production output, working with complex products and very tight tolerances.

DUTIES – Manufacturing Engineer (CNC)

Authoring and approving manufacturing processes and process specifications
Online and Offline programming for CNC Activities – 5 Axis, 3 Axis, Mill-Turn, 4 + 1 Axis.
Develop tooling solutions and rework activities centred around CNC milling.
Perform problem solving and root cause corrective actions (RCCA).
Provide technical, machining task planning and authorisation.
Advise and support daily shop-floor management meetings.
Develop the ME function, identifying new technology to enhance productivity & quality.

BACKGROUND –Manufacturing Engineer (CNC)

Manufacturing / Engineering Apprenticeship or above.
Previous Hands-on Machining experience (Milling)
Experience with 5 axis, 3 axis and Mill-Turn machines.
Confident with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
Background with 3D Modelling and drafting CAD software (Siemens NX)
Offline programming using CAD/CAM software.

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Candidates who are currently a Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Manufacturing Engineer, CNC Programmer, Production Engineer, Production Manager, Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Team Leader, Continuous Improvement Engineer and similar may be considered.

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