Manufacturing Engineer (CNC)

Northway, Gloucestershire

3 weeks ago

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THE ROLE - Manufacturing Engineer (CNC Sliding Head)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stand-out aerospace engineering business to support Sliding Head/Swiss Lathe Manufacturing.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you'll need to possess excellent experience in Sliding Head lathe practices and processes including programming and CAD/CAM knowledge.

As an expert with Sliding Head machining, you should have knowledge of some of the following machines: Star ST38, Star SR10J, Star SW20, Citizen.

DUTIES - Manufacturing Engineer (CNC Sliding Head)

Authoring and approving manufacturing processes and process specifications
Online and Offline programming for CNC Activities -
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 Sliding Head)

Manufacturing / Engineering Apprenticeship or above.
Previous Hands-on Machining experience (Sliding Head)
Experience with Star ST38, Star SR10J, Star SW20 or Citizen machines.
Confident with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
Offline programming using CAD/CAM software - G-Code

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