Production Engineer / Estimator

Posted 20 hours 1 minute ago by Jackie Kerr Recruitment Ltd

Permanent

Full Time

Other

England, United Kingdom

Job Description

We at JKR are excited to be supporting a forward-thinking manufacturing company, in recruiting for a brand-new Production Engineer position!

Roles and Responsibilities

Plan all new jobs into the Company's integrated manufacturing system (FactoryMaster) ensuring that any new tools or fixtures are planned / purchased prior to releasing new jobs to be manufactured
Produce in house drawings for components as required
Process engineering / design changes ensuring that the company and its sub-contractors are working to issue levels and all previous information is removed from the system
Provide customers with accurate quotations in a timely manner
Create accurate BOMs and Production Routings
Provide machine nesting / optimisation
Follow up quotations ensuring the Company maximised opportunities to win new business and keep records of conversions, missed and reasons
Maintain the company's drawing register, both in-house and customer, ensuring the correct issue level drawings are only available for use and any accessible archive drawings are read only for reference
Support purchasing in the procurement of technical products as and when required
Support Production in the introduction of new jobs as required

Ideal Candidate

Amada, LVD (or Similar) Laser & Press Equipment Nesting (Desirable)
SolidWorks CAD Platform (Desirable)
Working knowledge of metalwork contract manufacturing / Precision Engineering (Desirable)
Working experience or knowledge of ISO frameworks and certification (Desirable)
HNC/HND in Engineering or 5-years' experience in a similar role
Experience in the use of 3D CAD and associated products
Strong communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with a range of stakeholders over the phone, email and face to face
Efficient user of basic MS Office including Excel, Word and Outlook

Working Hours and Benefits