Cad Technician
22 days ago
Widnes
CAD TECHNICIAN Widnes | Circa £30,000 – £35,000 | Permanent Right to work in the UK required — No visa sponsorship available The Role We are recruiting a CAD Technician on behalf of a well-established sheet metal fabrication business in Liverpool. The successful candidate will design computer-aided technical drawings from customer orders, managing each job from brief through to production — working closely with the engineering team and, where needed, directly with customers. Quality, attention to detail and a practical understanding of the manufacturing process are central to this role. You will be comfortable on the shop floor as well as at your workstation. Key Responsibilities • Receive customer orders, interpret requirements and produce full drawing packs for production and works orders, • Manage each job as your own project from start to finish, planning and prioritising your own workload, • Determine the appropriate drawing type for each project — 2D, 3D or other — and produce accordingly, • Design part profiles using RADAN software (or equivalent), including subcon, punch and manual work, • Seek customer approval of 2D/3D models and manage any technical queries throughout the process, • Output files for CAM post-processing and coordinate with operators to ensure programs reach the correct machines, • Provide face-to-face support on the shop floor, answering production queries and overseeing quality at each stage, • Carry out thorough quality checks on your own work at every stage, • Feed back improvement suggestions to senior management — materials, processes, and quality, • Work collaboratively as part of the engineering team, supporting colleagues when needed, • Maintain good housekeeping standards and comply with all health and safety requirements What We're Looking For Essential: • Experience working in a sheet metal or fabrication CAD environment, • Proficiency in 2D CAD drafting — RADAN experience an advantage, • Understanding of sheet metal processes: folding, bending, laser cutting and fabrication, • Ability to work to tight deadlines with strong attention to detail, • Confident communicator — able to liaise with shop floor operatives, engineers and customers alike, • Good working knowledge of material specifications and mathematical application to practical tasks, • Comfortable working with a degree of autonomy and minimal supervision Desirable: • CAD/CAM software experience and knowledge of post-processing outputs, • Reverse engineering experience — creating drawings from physical parts, • Background working in a shop floor or hands-on manufacturing environment, • Previous customer-facing or technical query management experience Why This Role? • The business is in an active period of expansion — join at a great time to grow with it, • Long-standing, experienced team with a down-to-earth, collaborative culture, • Varied and interesting design work across bespoke customer projects, • Genuine training and development opportunities — on the job, external courses and classroom-based, • Reports to the Engineering Manager with clear visibility of your impact on the wider business Remuneration & Benefits Salary Circa £30,000 – £35,000 (depending on experience) Holiday 25 days annual leave + bank holidays Pension Employer contribution 3% / Employee contribution 5% Development Ongoing training — on the job, external and classroom based Culture Supportive, down-to-earth team with a long-standing workforce Important: This role cannot offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK