CNC Production Engineer

Starting Salary: £38,000-£46,000 DOE

We are seeking a CNC Production Engineer to support the development and delivery of engineered composite kits and components. This role bridges engineering, production, and customer engagement, ensuring efficient, high-quality manufacturing outcomes.

You will play a key role from quotation through to production, working closely with internal teams and customers to optimise designs for manufacture and support successful project delivery.

• Develop and engineer foam and reinforcement kits, machined composite components and tooling patterns from 2D and 3D customer information.
• Be the main technical point of contact with the customer after the quote has been accepted.
• Look at Design for Manufacture and kit optimisation opportunities throughout the engineering phase.
• Investigate special material or tooling requirements.
• Develop machining fixtures and custom workpiece holding solutions, ensuring dimensional tolerance requirements are met.
• Support sales with technical support during quoting process.
• Carry out production planning (creation of BOM’s and Routings) on our MRP system.
• Work closely with the CNC programmers to refine and approve engineered kits.
• Support the wider Norco Engineering team with the development of CNC kits for manufactured composite components.
• Produce accurate work instructions for shopfloor.
• Support shopfloor with any production or quality issues.
• Up-issue CAD & work instructions based off customer information and internal improvements.
• Perform customer visits to assist with fitting and updating CNC kits (some account management).

Essential:

• Proven experience in a manufacturing or engineering role ideally within composites.
• Experience of 3 and 5 axis machine set up and custom machining fixtures.
• Understanding of GD&T and tolerancing requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD software.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• A methodical approach to problem-solving.
• Experience and confidence working with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable:

• A technical qualification in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques.
• Project Management knowledge and experience.