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Manufacturing Engineer – CNC Programmer

Preston
Posted about 21 hours ago
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Expleo

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services, and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

We are currently recruiting for between 4 and 6 Manufacturing Engineer - CNC Programmer to support one of our customers on an upcoming work package. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a high-quality service to our client and will be expected to be proactive and self-motivated in delivering the targeted outputs to support the product.

This role will involve the Manufacturing Engineer to be based working remotely with an occasional need to go onto the Client's site and will report directly to the Programme Delivery Leader (PDL).

Working within the ME team in our Aero Business Unit, successful candidates will join our experienced team, with whom you will work on varied projects in high-tech and future-oriented industries taking on exciting and responsible tasks according to your skills and knowledge, thus expanding your existing know-how.

Responsibilities

  • Compilation and update of CNC Programmes for multi-sized components
  • Creation of prove-out sheets and support Tape Try-outs of new programs
  • Understanding and interpretation of customer specifications and engineering drawings
  • Update and optimisation of CNC Programs to reduce run times
  • Assist within all aspects of engineering the production process, material flow, and machine utilisation
  • Integrate work holding methods as part of the process
  • Liaise and support the operations team
  • Creation of set up sheets
  • Knowledge of tool cutter technology and utilisation
  • Produce Engineering outputs to meet on-target delivery dates and Quality requirements
  • Design, Commissioning, and proving of associated tooling
  • Resolution of technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process
  • Ensure ‘Right First Time’ is met in-line with Business KPI’s
  • Be involved with continuous improvement process & offer improvement suggestions
  • Interface with external stakeholders to understand technical issues / specifications
  • The role will be to develop & manage current production processes to improve Quality, Cost & Time measures whilst supporting planning and the introduction of new products and processes
  • Attend reviews (both internal and external) where required
  • Working in accordance with Expleo QMS and customer quality requirements

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Qualifications

  • Engineering degree, or equivalent, with proven practical Engineering & manufacturing knowledge and experience

Essential Skills

  • Proactive ‘Team Player’ with a focus on delivery and quality who can work and act autonomously
  • Ability to liaise at all levels of the business management structure
  • Excellent communication skills and decision maker
  • Have good written and verbal communication skills and be capable of making sound technical judgements and appropriate decisions
  • Assertiveness, independent, structured way of working and the ability to find oneself in a multicultural working environment

Experience

  • Proven experience of 3 & 5-Axis CNC Programming of Aluminium work pieces
  • Expert-level knowledge of CATIA V5 CNC Programming Modules
  • Experience of CGTech Vericut V9.1 (Desirable)
  • Experience of Manufacturing Processes and standards
  • Several years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Aerospace experience preferable but other industries considered
  • Proactive Team Player with a focus on delivery and quality
  • Good communicator who is professional during interactions with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Candidates will have a proven track record of delivering effective engineering solutions within cost, time, and quality constraints

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Due to the nature of the project candidates must have or be eligible for UK Security Clearance

Benefits

  • Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
  • Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
  • Competitive company benefits
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
  • As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
    • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
    • Communicating and promoting vacancies
    • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
    • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
    • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
  • At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
  • “We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
  • We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive
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Skills

3-Axis CNC Programming
5-Axis CNC Programming
CATIA V5
CGTech Vericut V9.1
Manufacturing Engineering
Tool Cutter Technology
Engineering Drawings Interpretation
Process Optimization
Work Holding Design
Quality Management Systems
Technical Problem Solving
Continuous Improvement
Stakeholder Management
Communication Skills
Decision Making
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Location

Preston, England, United Kingdom

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