Manufacturing Engineer

Are you a Manufacturing Engineer with experience in 5 axis laser programming or press tool design? If so, our client, who are a UK-based company specialising in precision engineering and manufacturing for the power generation and aerospace sectors would be interested in your background!

Type - Permanent

Hours - Day shift – 39 hours per week: 7:30am – 4:30pm Mon-Thurs, 7:30am – 12:30pm Friday

Location – Alcester

For this role, you can have experience in either 5 axis laser programming OR press tool design!

• Create, modify, and improve programs (Laser)
• Offline CAD CAM programming for laser machines
• Fulfil all tasks required within NPDI processes making use of relevant engineering software
• Provide technical expertise and support related to manufacturing
• Produce / review methods of manufacture (MOM)
• Preparation of documentation for new manufacturing processes or amendments to existing procedures

• Design and troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment, tooling, and processes
• Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing
• Ensure that all necessary tooling which is required to support a safe, robust and efficient manufacturing process is designed, manufactured and available
• Developing tooling strategies to reduce tooling usage and cost, developing actions to reduce process cycle times and improve productivity/throughput, developing actions to eliminate quality defects
• Liaise with suppliers where necessary to source materials for tooling and/or tools themselves
• Produce / review methods of manufacture (MOM) and internal drawings
• Preparation of documentation for new manufacturing processes or amendments to engineering procedures

• Previous experience, creating, modifying, and improving 5 Axis Laser programs
• Well-versed carrying out a range of manufacturing engineering tasks such as preparing cost estimates, producing stage drawings, creating manufacturing routes, gaining customer approval etc
• Experience working within manufacturing, and ideally fabrications

• Experience designing/developing press tooling
• Fabrications/Press Tool Design knowledge
• Knowledge/previous experience of working in Fabrications i.e., pressing, welding, forming.