CAD Technician / Production Assistant

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

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a motivated individual to join their Nottingham office. This role involves working with CAD technology, production planning, and product nesting, where you will design projects and communicate directly with the production team. The ideal candidate will have experience with AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, and nesting files for fabrication. This position offers the chance to grow your career in a fast-paced environment, contributing to exciting projects and collaborating with a dedicated team. If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding opportunity, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in CAD technology and product nesting is essential.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and other 3D/2D CNC software is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the issuing of Fabrication Drawings for production machines.
• Nesting production of components using DXF, STP, and SAT files.

Skills

CAD technology

production planning

product nesting

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

nesting DXF files

nesting STP files

nesting SAT files

strong planning and organization

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

production software

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 AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, 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, 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.