CAD Technician / Production Assistant

Peoplebank; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a fast-growing innovative company in Nottingham. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with experience in CAD technology, production planning, or product nesting. The successful candidate will join a small team responsible for designing projects and coordinating with the production team. This role offers the chance to develop your skills in a dynamic environment, where you will manage project schedules, produce detailed reports, and support the fabrication process. If you thrive under pressure and have a keen eye for detail, this position could be the perfect next step in your career.

Qualifications

• Experience in CAD technology, production planning, or product nesting is essential.
• Proficient in nesting DXF, STP, and SAT files for fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate fabrication drawings for production machines.
• Manage project delivery schedules and issue detailed reports.

Skills

CAD technology

production planning

product nesting

AutoCAD

Inventor

Solid Works

3D CNC software

2D CNC software

technical drawings

time management

Tools

AutoCAD

Esprite

Job description

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 07:00am - 17:00pm, Friday 07:00am - 15:00pm.
Job Type: Full time office based.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Full training will be given to the right candidate.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with some experience in CAD technology, production planning, or product nesting for our Nottingham office. The candidate will be working as part of a small team designing projects and directly relaying information to our production team.

The applicant should be confident in working with either AutoCAD, Inventor, Solid Works, or other 3D and 2D CNC software provided by machinery suppliers such as Esprite. Experience in nesting DXF, STP, and SAT files for fabrication is an advantage.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing innovative company which will give the successful candidate the chance to progress their career within the business.

Role & Responsibilities:

1. The role is primarily fabrication & production.
2. Coordinating within the fabrication team the issuing of fabrication drawings for our production machines.
3. Nesting production of components for our machinery using .DXF, .STP, and .SAT files.
4. Input all the job-specific information in our production software (i.e., delivery dates, call offs, part number, etc.).
5. Support the planning function, managing project delivery schedule at a detailed level through to construction phase.
6. Issue detailed reports for each project including process stage until delivery of products.
7. Issuing Bill of Quantities.
8. Issuing job nesting reports including production estimated time and raw material stock needed.
9. Providing production real vs planned weekly reports.

Design Position Requirements:

1. Background in fabrication design and modelling is an advantage.
2. A high level of proficiency in nesting DXF, SAT, and STP files is an advantage.
3. Have a good understanding of technical drawings, construction methods, and engineering principles.
4. A good knowledge of AutoCAD.
5. Strong planning, organization, and time management skills.
6. Ability to prioritize work under pressure whilst meeting tight deadlines.
7. Success in developing healthy, long-term client relationships.