manufacturing engineer Horsham, England
DCA Recruitment
Full Time
Horsham, England
42000 - 39000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Manufacturing Engineer
Horsham
Immediate start
Salary £39K to 42K (negotiable based on skills and experience)
We are a manufacturing engineering services company based in West Sussex.
Due to an increase in sales bookings and recent investment in new machines, robot automation and new CAD/CAM software etc., we are increasing our offline programming capabilities and require a dynamic and self-motivated Manufacturing Engineer that will lead by example specifically in our machining section. We have a proud history of developing employees through appraisals, training & development and succession planning.
The ideal Manufacturing Engineer will possess many of the requirements detailed below, however if you are already, or have been in a similar role we would still like to hear from you (both junior and experienced engineers will be considered).
Our business model provides the following core competencies:
Precision engineered products (CNC turning and milling)
Mechanical and electrical assembly
Sheet metal work and fabrication
New product introduction and project management
The main purpose of the role includes:
Quotation and Costing Processes:
To assist in the preparation of costings and submission of customer quotations using the business quotation tool and process.
Ensure that work is carried out in line with customers drawings, specifications and terms and conditions.
Organise supplier, customer, and internal quotation and contract review meetings.
Procure raw materials and request sub-contract process prices and lead times.
Manufacturing Engineering:
To focus on improving machining efficiency through set up reduction and new machining techniques.
Lead by example by actively reviewing existing routings and products and find ways to reduce set/run time.
Review planned vs actual times on existing routings and identify opportunities to reduce lead time.
Support actions necessary to improve asset/machine utilization across the factory.
Support new machine justification as and when required.
Programming & Machining Processes:
Organise and plan your own workload and work closely with your peers to complete departmental workload on time.
Demonstrate a can-do attitude at all time and support driving a continuous improvement culture.
Program the shop floor CNC mills and CNC lathes using offline programming software, ensuring production is kept to maximum capacity.
Focus on improving machining efficiency, including set up reduction.
Set and operate machines when required (to support production).
Support new tooling, equipment, and machine justification process.
Utilise the business quotation process for all customer quotations.
Provide technical support to production and project teams.
Attend production, project and quality meetings when required.
To program shop floor CNC lathes and CNC mills, including the use of offline programming software e.g., Open Mind Hypermill, Solidworks and Solidcam.
To design fixtures for holding components during the manufacturing process, to ensure optimum manufacture. This will require the use of CAD software e.g., Solidworks
To program and set machines and prove out the created programs are correct and can be handed over to production engineers.
To maintain the program database information and numbering system.
To update and improve existing programs to utilise new tooling techniques and technologies.
Manufacturing Engineer - PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Good communication, planning and organisational skills.
Engineering qualification and background.
Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise tasks and duties.
Well organised with an enthusiastic, positive can-do attitude.
Intermediate/Advanced MS office skills (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Project/Visio)
Previous experience with estimating and quoting/willing to learn a new process.
CAD/CAM programming experience.
Able to use offline programming software e.g., Open Mind Hypermill, Solidworks, Solidcam.
Able to train, coach and mentor employees.
AS9100 and/or ISO9001 experience is preferred.
Understanding of CNC turning and milling machining processes.
Change management experience/process mapping/5S/TPM and factory transformation.
Manufacturing Engineer - BENEFITS INCLUDE:
Career training and development
4.5 day working week.
Quarterly bonus (based on sales targets being achieved).
Free access to local fitness center.
Company Pension Scheme.
Private health care scheme.
Death in service benefit.
Horsham
Immediate start
Salary £39K to 42K (negotiable based on skills and experience)
We are a manufacturing engineering services company based in West Sussex.
Due to an increase in sales bookings and recent investment in new machines, robot automation and new CAD/CAM software etc., we are increasing our offline programming capabilities and require a dynamic and self-motivated Manufacturing Engineer that will lead by example specifically in our machining section. We have a proud history of developing employees through appraisals, training & development and succession planning.
The ideal Manufacturing Engineer will possess many of the requirements detailed below, however if you are already, or have been in a similar role we would still like to hear from you (both junior and experienced engineers will be considered).
Our business model provides the following core competencies:
Precision engineered products (CNC turning and milling)
Mechanical and electrical assembly
Sheet metal work and fabrication
New product introduction and project management
The main purpose of the role includes:
Quotation and Costing Processes:
To assist in the preparation of costings and submission of customer quotations using the business quotation tool and process.
Ensure that work is carried out in line with customers drawings, specifications and terms and conditions.
Organise supplier, customer, and internal quotation and contract review meetings.
Procure raw materials and request sub-contract process prices and lead times.
Manufacturing Engineering:
To focus on improving machining efficiency through set up reduction and new machining techniques.
Lead by example by actively reviewing existing routings and products and find ways to reduce set/run time.
Review planned vs actual times on existing routings and identify opportunities to reduce lead time.
Support actions necessary to improve asset/machine utilization across the factory.
Support new machine justification as and when required.
Programming & Machining Processes:
Organise and plan your own workload and work closely with your peers to complete departmental workload on time.
Demonstrate a can-do attitude at all time and support driving a continuous improvement culture.
Program the shop floor CNC mills and CNC lathes using offline programming software, ensuring production is kept to maximum capacity.
Focus on improving machining efficiency, including set up reduction.
Set and operate machines when required (to support production).
Support new tooling, equipment, and machine justification process.
Utilise the business quotation process for all customer quotations.
Provide technical support to production and project teams.
Attend production, project and quality meetings when required.
To program shop floor CNC lathes and CNC mills, including the use of offline programming software e.g., Open Mind Hypermill, Solidworks and Solidcam.
To design fixtures for holding components during the manufacturing process, to ensure optimum manufacture. This will require the use of CAD software e.g., Solidworks
To program and set machines and prove out the created programs are correct and can be handed over to production engineers.
To maintain the program database information and numbering system.
To update and improve existing programs to utilise new tooling techniques and technologies.
Manufacturing Engineer - PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Good communication, planning and organisational skills.
Engineering qualification and background.
Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise tasks and duties.
Well organised with an enthusiastic, positive can-do attitude.
Intermediate/Advanced MS office skills (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Project/Visio)
Previous experience with estimating and quoting/willing to learn a new process.
CAD/CAM programming experience.
Able to use offline programming software e.g., Open Mind Hypermill, Solidworks, Solidcam.
Able to train, coach and mentor employees.
AS9100 and/or ISO9001 experience is preferred.
Understanding of CNC turning and milling machining processes.
Change management experience/process mapping/5S/TPM and factory transformation.
Manufacturing Engineer - BENEFITS INCLUDE:
Career training and development
4.5 day working week.
Quarterly bonus (based on sales targets being achieved).
Free access to local fitness center.
Company Pension Scheme.
Private health care scheme.
Death in service benefit.
DCA Recruitment
www.dcass.co.uk
Godalming, United Kingdom
Richard Creer
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1 to 50 Employees
Company - Private
HR Consulting
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