Details:
- Salary: £60,000 - 70,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: SO40 Totton Hampshire
- Date: 22 hours ago
Description:
Working at Benham Precision Engineering, you will be contributing to the delivery of some of the most exciting, complex and world leading engineering applications in the aerospace and defence sectors. Our customers are Blue Chip Multi-National organisations delivering solutions to support mission critical applications.
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Engineer, or for someone looking to progress in their career and step into a Junior Production Engineer role.
This position would suit an individual with a strong CNC machining background, particularly in complex milling and 5-axis machining applications.
As a Production Engineer, you will be responsible for the technical oversight of machining processes for high tolerance components on 5-axis machines, ensuring products are manufactured to the required quality, cost, and delivery targets.
Key Accountabilities
* Create engineering solutions utilising online and offline CNC programming.
* Provide tooling and fixtures to aid manufacture.
* Strive to reduce manufacturing costs within a cost reduction program by reviewing existing CNC programs and method of manufacture, and identify opportunities for improvement.
* Maintain close liaison with the Senior Production Engineer regarding the improvement of production or handling techniques.
* Utilise new technology to improve repeatability and work towards lights out machining.
* Provide support to the manufacturing production team when required.
* Incorporate Lean Manufacturing best practices and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
Requirements
* Experienced CNC Milling Programmer (5-axis).
* Experience with Mazak machines is desirable but not essential (training can be provided).
* Mastercam offline programming experience advantageous but not essential (training can be provided)
* Demonstrated capability in delivering solutions for NPI.
* Excellent understanding of geometric tolerancing.
* Understand and interpret drawings accurately.
* Strong knowledge of cutting different materials.
* Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
* Understanding of other manufacturing processes outside of CNC Machining to meet drawing requirements