Lead NC Programming Engineer in Wrexham

Magellan Aerospace, Llay Wrexham has an exciting opportunity for a Lead NC Programming Engineer. This is a full-time permanent position (39 hours per week) located in Llay, Wrexham, LL12 0PB. The purpose of the role is to interpret customers’ specifications and engineering drawings and to engineer components using NC Programming/Verifying techniques. In addition, the role will involve driving down over capacity on machines to meet the company’s continuous improvement targets.

Perks and Benefits:

• A company culture that promotes work-life balance
• Access to mental health support
• Business performance related bonus
• Career development opportunities
• Commitment to continued learning and development
• Long Service Awards
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement based on length of service
• Free parking
• 25% off local gym membership

Essential Responsibilities:

• Engineer components using NC programming / verifying various components on all CNC machines
• Creation of prove-out sheets and oversee prove out of new programs
• Understanding and interpretation of customer specifications and engineering drawings
• Design of various complex fixtures and jigs
• Construction of solid models
• Creation of component part documentation to create a stable process and to achieve a set machine runtime
• Optimisation of existing processes to drive down over capacity on machines with the objective of reducing the quoted runtimes to resolve bottlenecks in manufacture to meet CI targets
• Assist within all aspects of engineering the production process, material flow and machine utilisation
• Any other duty that may be required by the Engineering Manager
• Ensure that all work is carried out within the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Conduct your work within the company environmental and quality standards
• Ensure that your work environment follows the principles of 5S & 6S standards
• Understanding of work holding methods, both physical and vacuum
• Project manage the NC introduction of new product through the machine shop manufacturing system
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight time scales and in support of demands from the customer
• Manage and lead the NC Programming team, including workload allocation, prioritisation, technical support, performance management and resource planning
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex NC and machining issues
• Ability to work singularly or as a team
• Liaise and support the operations NC department as required
• Some hands-on experience and practical application in this role will be required
• Generation of technical reports to suit customers' requirements
• Liaise and support internal departments after and during the introduction of new or modified programs
• Creation of set up sheets
• Knowledge of tool cutter technology and utilisation
• Specification of cutters to optimise metal removal
• Large scale component manufacture experience

Position Requirements:

• Academic: HNC/HND BSc in an Engineering discipline or similar level qualification in this discipline
• Experience: 5 years’ experience of High Speed Machining; Good understanding of tooling selection for the required component; 5 years’ experience at this level

Key Competencies:

• Advanced Catia V5 Programming
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and customer specifications
• ‘Vericut’ simulation software
• High level of numeracy and literacy
• Large scale component manufacture
• Understanding of material distortion as a result of machining
• Control of material distortion and correction
• Knowledge of optimum speeds and feeds

Other skills/Abilities:

• Skills: PC skills, Microsoft Office
• Abilities: Ability to cope under pressure; Flexibility in your approach to work; Project management; Organised, methodical and completer finisher; Ability to work on own initiative and to coach and mentor more junior engineers

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Team player with the ability to bring new ideas to the table

Thank you for considering this exciting opportunity. This document is intended to provide the reader with information and is not a contractual document. Some of the material therefore may be subject to change.