Senior Production Engineer

Senior Production Engineer Precision CNC Machining Braintree Highly Competitive Package A well-established precision CNC subcontract manufacturer serving defence and other high-specification sectors is looking for an ambitious, hands-on Senior Production Engineer with an instinctive feel for machining, programming and process development. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to make a name for themselves by delivering genuinely first-class manufacturing and production solutions. This is a senior technical role with responsibility for taking complex components from drawing through to a fully proven, production-ready manufacturing process. It is not an office-only CAD/CAM position and it is not a role dedicated solely to one new machine. Working across the wider CNC facility and reporting to the Technical Lead, the successful candidate will have the authority, experience and practical ability to take complete ownership of demanding manufacturing projects. The roleTaking complete ownership of jobs from initial drawing and manufacturing-data review through process planning, CAD/CAM programming, tooling, workholding and fixture design, prove-out, inspection strategy and final production handoverSpecifying and coordinating every element needed to make a job production-ready, including cutting tools, special tooling, fixtures, gauges, setup documentation and subcontract process requirementsPersonally setting, proving and refining complex CNC work at pace until the process ..... full job details .....