Technical Sales Engineer (SUB CONTRACT MACHINING)

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering company in the UK is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to convert customer inquiries into confirmed machining work. The ideal candidate will have essential engineering sales experience and confident quoting from technical drawings. A competitive salary, performance bonuses, and a friendly team culture are offered, along with hybrid working options. Key responsibilities include preparing quotes and liaising with the production team to achieve great results.

Benefits

Very competitive base salary

Performance bonus

Company car

BUPA private healthcare

32 days’ holiday

Hybrid working model

Unique post-retirement benefit

Friendly team culture

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering or machining sales is essential.
• Confident in quoting from technical drawings.
• Understanding of machining processes and subcontract machining.

Responsibilities

• Convert customer enquiries into confirmed machining work.
• Prepare accurate, competitive quotes.
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships.
• Collaborate with the production team for excellent results.
• Track quotes, wins, and pipeline.

Skills

Engineering sales experience

Quoting from technical drawings

Understanding of machining processes

Self-motivated

Organised

Team player

Job description

REED Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a fast growing Engineering business with a long standing heritage within the engineering and manufacturing sector.

Position: Technical Sales Engineer

• Convert customer enquiries into confirmed machining work (sub contract)
• Prepare accurate, competitive quotes
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships
• Collaborate with our production team to ensure great results
• Track your quotes, wins, and pipeline

What We're Looking For

• Experience in engineering or machining sales (precision or heavy engineering ideal)
• Confident quoting from technical drawings
• Solid understanding of machining processes/ sub-contract machining
• Self‑motivated, organised, and a real team player

What You'll Get

• £Very Competitive base salary + performance bonus
• Company car
• BUPA private healthcare (after 6 months)
• 32 days’ holiday (including bank holidays + Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid working - minimum 3 days in the office
• Friendly, family‑style team culture
• Unique post‑retirement benefit: 5 % of turnover from your accounts, paid for 5 years after retirement

SUB-CONTRACT MACHINING TECHNICAL SALES EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL