Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Precision, CI & Automation

Recruitment South East; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment South East is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide manufacturing decision-making information and support. You will design and manufacture bespoke workholding and fixtures using Solidworks, write CNC programs across multiple control systems, and prove-out programs on the machine.

You will lead operations improvement activities, evaluate new methods, and contribute to cost reduction through continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience cutting aluminium and stainless steel materials.
• Experience with multi-axis CNC machine tools (5 axis, 3+2, multitasking).
• Experience with fixed-head turning centres.
• Ability to read/write NC G-Code programs.
• Proficient in CAD/CAM tooling and fixture design.
• Knowledge of BOMs, routings and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing decision support on costs and make/buy decisions.
• Design and manufacture fixtures and workholding using Solidworks.
• Write and amend CNC programs for Fanuc/Heidenhain/Mazatrol/CELOS.
• Prove-out CNC programs and create setup sheets.
• Manage tooling/fixtures and lead continuous improvement to reduce waste.
• Train and support operators; develop training materials.

Skills

Aluminium machining

Stainless steel machining

5-axis CNC

Fixed-head turning centres

G-code programming

3D CAD (Solidworks)

CAM software (SolidCAM)

Vericut

Multi-axis CNC tools

Analytical skills

Education

HNC/HND in Manufacturing/Production engineering

10+ years industry experience (alternative)

Tools

Solidworks

SolidCAM

Vericut

Edgecam

HyperMill

Mastercam

Siemens NX

AutoCAD

Job description

Recruitment South East is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide manufacturing decision-making information and support. You will design and manufacture bespoke workholding and fixtures using Solidworks, write CNC programs across multiple control systems, and prove-out programs on the machine.

You will lead operations improvement activities, evaluate new methods, and contribute to cost reduction through continuous improvement.