Production Engineer

Headley Professional Recruitment Ltd; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established engineering firm in West Yorkshire seeks an experienced CNC Team Leader or Production Engineer. The role involves supervising a team, utilizing CAD/CAM software for production planning and process improvements. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in machine shop environments and possess the necessary technical skills to enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experienced production engineer or CNC Team Leader/CNC supervisor.
• Career experience working in machine shop environments.
• Confident in dealing with suppliers and external contacts.

Responsibilities

• Use CAD/CAM software to model components and program machine tools.
• Plan production jobs and schedule work.
• Implement process improvements in the manufacturing process.

Skills

CAD/CAM software proficiency

Production planning

Process improvements

Machine setup and maintenance

Supervisory skills

Education

Apprentice trained engineer or similar

Tools

Machine programming software

Job description

Overview

CNC Team Leader or Production Engineer required for an established and well-regarded machine shop in West Yorkshire. The business is a sub-contract precision engineer machining a wide range of components for customers in diverse industry sectors. The quality and variety of work is excellent. The company have a new opening for an experienced CNC Engineer to play a lead role in Production - supervising a team of machinists whilst providing critical technical knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Use of CAD/CAM software to model components and programme machine tools
• Production planning, job routings and scheduling
• Selecting and purchasing of tooling
• Identifying and implementing process improvements
• Machine set up and maintenance
• Setting and operating machine tools as required

Qualifications / Requirements

• Experienced production engineer or cnc Team Leader / cnc supervisor
• Apprentice trained engineer, or similar
• Career experience working in machine shop environments
• Technically sound, able to use CAD/CAM and machine programming softwares
• Confident in dealing with suppliers and external contacts
• Able to supervise the shop floor

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