Commercial Engineer

The Best Connection Group Limited; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading precision engineering firm in Wolverhampton is seeking a Commercial Engineer for a permanent, full-time role. Responsibilities include producing customer quotations, leading estimating activities, and analysing cost data for savings. Ideal candidates will have strong precision engineering knowledge, experience with cost-saving initiatives, and excellent organizational skills. The position offers competitive benefits including training opportunities and profit-sharing.

Benefits

Help@Hand discounts & savings

Access to online GP appointments and physiotherapy

24/7 confidential helpline

Employee of the Month gift card

Training & development opportunities

Profit-sharing quarterly

Annual salary review

Death in Service benefit

Annual leave: 195 hours + bank holidays

Enhanced company sick pay

Pension contributions

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of precision engineering processes, tooling and fixtures.
• Experience delivering cost-saving initiatives.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate customer quotations using best-practice estimating methods.
• Lead and coordinate estimating activities across the team.
• Provide commercial support for engineering Cost of Sales.
• Analyse Cost of Sales data for cost-saving opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Estimate CNC machined parts and prepare costings.
• Work with Supply Chain to source materials.

Skills

Knowledge of precision engineering processes

Experience with cost-saving initiatives

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Proactive and quality-driven

Job description

Commercial Engineer - Permanent Role

Location: Wolverhampton

Salary: £47,000 per year

Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00-17:00

Recruiting on behalf of our established manufacturing client

The Best Connection is seeking a Commercial Engineer to join a precision engineering leader in Wolverhampton. This is a permanent, full‑time opportunity offering excellent benefits and long‑term development.

The Role

• Produce accurate customer quotations using best‑practice estimating methods.
• Lead and coordinate estimating activities across the team.
• Provide commercial support for engineering Cost of Sales (COS).
• Analyse COS data to identify and implement cost‑saving opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and documentation updates.
• Estimate CNC machined parts and prepare costings for new business.
• Work with Supply Chain to source materials to customer specification.

What We're Looking For

• Strong knowledge of precision engineering processes, tooling and fixtures.
• Experience delivering cost‑saving initiatives.
• Excellent organisational and problem‑solving skills.
• Confident communicator and collaborative team player.
• Proactive, accurate and quality driven.

Benefits

• Help@Hand discounts & savings (online and in‑store)
• Access to online GP appointments, physiotherapy, nutrition guidance & more
• 24/7 confidential helpline
• Employee of the Month - £20 gift card
• Internal and external training & development opportunities
• 5% of profits (pre‑tax) shared equally across the workforce quarterly
• Annual salary review based on profits vs inflation (non‑contractual)
• Death in Service - 3x salary
• Annual leave: 195 hours + bank holidays
• Enhanced company sick pay (up to Bradford Factor limits)
• Pension: 5% employer / 4% employee (Aviva)
• Annual appraisal with clear development actions