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Production Engineer

QiStaff Solutions
Posted 10 days ago, valid for 14 days
Location

St Asaph, Denbighshire LL17, Wales

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Production Engineer based in St. Asaph, offering a salary range of £32,981 to £38,206.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience as an advanced 5-Axes CNC machinist, preferably with Hurco hardware.
  • Key responsibilities include developing CNC capabilities, ensuring tooling meets design specifications, and providing training on CNC machining techniques.
  • The role requires collaboration between manufacturing and engineering design support, along with estimating costs and timelines for machining components.
  • Post holders are also expected to adhere to health and safety policies and promote high levels of customer care within their responsibilities.
Production Engineer
 
Based – St. Asaph
 
Salary - £32,981 to £38,206.
 
Job Title
     Production Engineer
    
Grade
      O&A5
    
Reports To
     Production Manager
    

 
Principal Accountabilities
    
Advanced 5-Axes CNC machinist with 5 years experience ideally on Hurco hardware. Ability to model in Autodesk Inventor CAD 3D and generate the programs by using Hypermill CAM software or equivelent.
 
Machining quality components in accordance with technical engineering drawings and specifications.
 
Estimate costing and timesacle of machined components.
 
Support the Production Team in areas of engineering, maintenace and breakdowns with guidance from the Production Manager.
 
    

 
Key Tasks
    
·       To develop CNC capability within the group including CAD/CAM operations for the manufacturing and research teams.
 
·       Responsibility to ensure incoming tooling is supplied to the issued design drawings.
 
 
·       Provide the operational link between manufacturing and engineering design support within the group and assist in the production of components for both the academic and commercial functions of the department.
 
·       Provide process training and allocate work to relevant team members on CNC machining techniques.
 
·       Proactive productive engineering support to ensure effective and efficient delivery of production processes.
 
·       Complete all required timesheets and job records as required by management.
 
·       Estimate material costs and machining times for potential contracts
 
·       To ensure incoming tooling is supplied to the design drawings.
 
·       To provide polishing and metrology tooling and support designs under the guidance of the Production Manager.
 
    

 
Special Features
    
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly in line with the commercial and research capacity requirements.
    

 
 
General Duties
    
You will ensure that appropriate management systems and procedures are in place to meet your health and safety duties and responsibilities contained within the University’s health and safety policy. In particular you will ensure that appropriate risk assessments are carried out in respect of significant hazards and that safety inspections are undertaken on at least an annual cycle in each workplace under your control.
 
It is the responsibility of employees to apply the Equal Opportunities Policy in their own area of responsibility and in their general conduct.
 
All staff have a responsibility for promoting high levels of customer care within their own areas of responsibility.
 
Post holders are expected to co-operate with the Professional Development Review (PDR) process, engaging in the setting of objectives in order to assist in the monitoring of performance and the development of the individual.
 
You will assess the training and development needs of each member of staff under your control to ensure they are adequately supported in relation to their work responsibilities.
 
Such other relevant duties commensurate with the grade of the post as may be assigned by the Manager in agreement with the post holder. Such agreement should not be unreasonably withheld.
 
The key responsibilities contained in this job description are indicative not exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may be altered in discussion with the post holder.
 
All post-holders within the Directorate are expected to be able to provide support across all areas, beyond their immediate team, as requested by the Head of  Business and Services and commensurate with their skills, knowledge and experience.

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