Manufacturing Engineer - Northamptonshire (KH-100428)

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Manufacturing Engineer
Northamptonshire, England

Our Client designs, develops, and manufactures powertrain components for use within the motorsport industry. They are currently seeking to recruit a Manufacturing Engineer on an initial 6 month contract basis but likely up to 2 years.

Reporting to the Senior Manufacturing Engineer, the individual will be responsible for the following:

- Designing new systems and processes for the introduction of new products or for the improvement of existing ones.
- Working with other engineers such as mechanical engineers and electrical engineers, to ensure all products and system
requirements are taken into account from the initial product conception to finished result.
- Examining and tendering for new equipment to ensure the highest quality at the best price.
- Liaising with the research and development department to ensure the company is at the forefront of ground breaking research.
- Keep up to date with current and developing trends at national and international levels in the manufacturing industry.


Essential Requirements:

- Experience of CNC machining in a precision engineering environment.
- Previous experience of RandD type activities (Rapid change environment).
- High level of CNC programming competency in Fanuc or Heidenhain languages.
- Experience of CAD CAM and verification software.
- Demonstrated capability to work in team or independently with successful, achievable results.
- You must have a minimum of HNC in Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline (e.g. Manufacturing or product design)


Desirable Attributes:

- MSc or BSc in Mechanical Engineering or similar (e.g. Manufacturing or product design).


Personal Competencies:

- Strong communicator with authoritative approach to engineering and manufacturing feedback.
- Logical thinker able to resolve complex problems and develop new ideas / concepts for ongoing issues.
- Able to forge relationships with external experts to help develop all internal processes.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.