CNC Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer Precision Are you a Production or Manufacturing Engineer with a hands on CNC background from a Precision Manufacturing background looking for an exciting opportunity ? Then get in touch! Kingston Barnes has an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer for one of our clients in North Somerset. The Role: * Day-to-day production support across a variety of manufacturing processes, including turning, milling and grinding * Actively contribute to the channel cross functional team solving daily issues * Data driven process capability and process improvement activities * Customer interface for engineering changes * Technical interface with suppliers * New product introduction activities, including manufacturing process and layout creation, prototyping and serial production support * Lead costing and quoting exercises * Defining manufacturing instructions, CNC machine program creation (CAM) and creating technical documents * Support implementation of new CNC equipment * Support reduction of scrap, loss and rework through process control and improvement * Liaise with Design Office, Supply Chain, Planning, Customer Service, EHS and Quality Assurance functions Qualifications and Experience Essential * 5+ years experience in a manufacturing environment * HNC/Degree in a technical discipline * Problem solving experience (5Why, A3, 8D) * Process knowledge of either turning, milling and/or grinding * New Product Introduction experience Desirable * Experience of NC programming for single and multi-functional equipment, CAM experience beneficial * Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems * Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment * Appreciation of aerospace bearing products and their applications * Knowledge of lean or 6sigma tools * IT literate, interest in IoT and digitalisation * IEng/CEng accreditation or similar, or a desire to work towards * Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position