The Best Connection is recruiting for an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer for our prestigious Wolverhampton based client.

£50,000 -£55,000 per annum dependent on experience.

Working hours of 08:00AM till 17:00PM Monday to Thursday and 08:00AM till 13:00PM on Friday.

Main Purpose and Scope of Job.

• Support Manufacturing activities by directing best methods of manufacture.
• Deliver technical engineering support to both production and quality teams.
• Lead internal facing engineering to deliver continued growth to the business target areas of improvement using both personal experience and LEAN approach.
• Lead front-end engineering to deliver continued growth to the business: target potential areas within the business that require additional work and grow portfolio and capabilities.
• Support New business team to target sectors of growth and deliver engineering solutions to prospective customers via presentations or by technical instructions.
• To deliver engineering solutions to customers.
• Provide solutions to internal engineering issues.
• To plan and design the manufacturing process to the shopfloor.
• Drive continuous improvement programs within the department.
• Quote job requests for lead-time and costs.
• Manage the introduction of new manufacturing capability into the workshop.
• To support the operational team including programming CNC Milling and Turning machines.
• Design and introduce process documentation , inline with the company BMS.
• Assist machining technicians to deliver parts in a safe, efficient manner and to the highest quality.
• To support the production and manufacturing team as and when required.

Knowledge and Skills.

• Must have at least 10 years' experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or Supervisor.
• Experience in all fields of Mechancal machining and all types of materials.
• Vast experience in product roll out and production release of parts.
• Experience in subcontract machine shop.
• Experience of CNC machining in a precision engineering environment.
• High level of CNC programming competency in Fanuc Heidenhain languages.
• Must have programmiing experience in both turning and milling capabilities, ideally up to 5 axis (3+2) with strong knowledge of setting , operating and programming.
• Experienced in 3D modelling, preferably with Solidworks and Visi.
• Offline programming, familiarity with VISI CAM package highly desired.
• Must have a high level of knowledge in both GD&T and drawing standards.
• Must have a high level of knowledge surrounding technical specifications on materials, metrology, surface treatments.
• Must have knowledge of tooling and fixtures.

Key Accountabilities.

• Maintaining a high AV on all projects/ parts.
• Control all methods of manufacture using risk mitigation tools.
• Project management on live orders.
• Customer communication on technical problems.
• Assist NPI projects adhering to customer specs and demands.
• Assisting quality with non-conformance investigations.
• Supporting Machining technicians with daily problem solving, ensuring permanent solutions are put in place.
• Produce 3D models and drawings for manufacture.

Candidates will need to apply with a fully up to date CV outlining relevent experience.