Trainee Pre Production Engineer in Christchurch)

Rubicon Recruitment Group; Hurn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Enhanced pension

Death in service

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

On-site parking

Uniform provided

Eye test + glasses contribution

Free hot drinks

39-hour week with half-day Friday

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Group in Christchurch is seeking a Trainee Pre-production Engineer to translate customer drawings into workable production plans. The role includes comprehensive on-the-job training and a clear path toward becoming a Pre-production Engineer.

You’ll gain experience in estimating, planning manufacturing processes and handling supplier queries, with a 39-hour week and a generous holiday allowance offering work–life balance.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Good numerical and analytical skills with high accuracy.
• Organised, detail-focused and keen to develop a career in engineering.
• Exposure to CNC machining, fabrication or welding (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Learn to prepare cost estimates and quotations from customer specifications, drawings and BOMs.
• Support the planning of manufacturing processes, routing and material requirements.
• Assist with customer queries on technical, specification and delivery requirements; gather supplier pricing, lead times and material availability.
• Reviewing drawings and BOMs to help spot manufacturing risks and cost implications.

Skills

Read drawings

Numerical skills

Detail-oriented

Organised

Willing to learn

Education

Engineering qualification (or ongoing)

Tools

CNC machining exposure

Job description

Trainee Pre-production Engineer | Christchurch | up to £35000

Learn how every project is shaped before it reaches the shop floor, turning customer drawings into accurate, workable production plans.

This is a role where you'll be trained properly, and where accuracy and process discipline are genuinely valued, not just expected.

As a Trainee Pre-production Engineer, you will benefit from:

• Full on-the-job training and development towards a Pre-production Engineer role
• 31 days holiday (195 hours), including bank holidays, with a Christmas shutdown
• Enhanced pension, 4.5% employer and 4.5% employee contributions
• Death in service cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free on-site parking and uniform
• Free eye test with £80 contribution towards glasses
• Free hot drinks
• 39-hour week with a half-day Friday

As a Trainee Pre-production Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Learning to prepare cost estimates and quotations from customer specifications, drawings and BOMs
• Supporting the planning of manufacturing processes, routing and material requirements
• Assisting with customer queries on technical, specification and delivery requirementsGathering supplier pricing, lead times and material availability
• Reviewing drawings and BOMs to help spot manufacturing risks and cost implications

As a Trainee Pre-production Engineer, your experience will include:

• An engineering qualification (or working towards one), or some hands-on manufacturing experience
• Ability to read engineering drawings, or a strong willingness to learn
• Good numerical and analytical skills with a high level of accuracy
• Organised, detail-focused and keen to develop a career in engineering
• Exposure to CNC machining, fabrication or welding processes (desirable)