Senior Manufacturing Engineer
21 days ago
Yeovil
CNC Recruitment are looking for a skilled and reliable Senior Manufacturing Engineerto join our client in Yeovil a well-respected aerospace engineering company. Pay - £30,000 - £60,000 (DOE) Woking hours: Monday to Thursday 8.00am 5.30pm and Friday 8.00am to 12.30pm Job Type: Temp to Perm (Permanent after 16 weeks) About the Role This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised, profitable, and respected company at the forefront of optical and electrical assemblies designed for harsh environments. You will become part of a successful and growing team delivering innovative products and solutions. The company offers strong career progression across multiple industries and promotes a quality-driven culture where every employee plays a role in maintaining high standards. Inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement are embedded at all levels of the business. The Engineering team is responsible for: • Defining manufacturing processes and equipment requirements, • Reviewing methods of manufacture, fabrication, and assembly of systems and photonic solutions, • Supporting daily production activities to maintain efficient workflow, • Work with stakeholders to support the design and planning of manufacturing and machining operations, • Lead engineering activities in CAM and CNC programming of production machinery, • Define manufacturing methods, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and production routes for new and existing products, • Determine required equipment and tooling to achieve customer specifications and quality standards, • Ensure new products are successfully introduced into manufacturing using data-driven, repeatable process methods, including CAM and CNC implementation where applicable, • Support the Sales team with technical input for new mechanical/manufacturing enquiries, • Ensure work instructions, routes, BOMs, tooling, drawings, risk assessments, and facilities are implemented on time and within cost and quality targets, • Keep projects aligned with their original scope and objectives, • Provide concise, data-driven reports to the Engineering Team Leader, • Experience producing engineering drawings and/or mechanical models using recognised CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks), • Experience in CAM and/or CNC programming, • Strong workload management and prioritisation skills, • Technical expertise within defined manufacturing areas, • New product introduction and project management, • FMEA, PFMEA, DFMEA (Design for Manufacture), • Production and process control planning, including data collection, • Experience working to aerospace and/or defence quality standards, • Knowledge of optical or photonic systems, including fibre optics JBRP1_UKTJ