Application Engineer

TM Resourcing (Technical & Engineering) are recruiting for a Product/Production Development Engineer for a well-established company in Hitchin.

JOB SUMMARY

To proactively contribute to product and production process development projects whilst using expertise and experience to contribute to engineering, production support and project work as part of the Engineering Services team.

This role relies heavily on toolmaker skills and experience in making and modifying parts in metal - using CNC and manual lathes, machining centres and EDM machines - and will also depend on a sound understanding of press tools and associated equipment.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities:

• Working with product development teams on proof of concept and prototyping for products and tooling and testing
• Managing and maintaining the company's audit test product program and conducting testing on new products to determine performance levels

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Providing capacity and planning capability for maintaining tools (power presses, custom build assembly machines etc.), production machines (elec/mech/pneu/hyd/PLC/CNC) and processes in support of the production process;
• Providing capacity and planning capability for building new tools and production equipment to maintain and or enhance production processes;
• Assisting with the resolution of engineering problems identified through production processes utilising problem solving skills;
• Constantly available to assist with Production improvements through maintenance, repair, working practices, information and effective equipment utilisation;
• Take responsibility to ensure technical safety within scope of expertise and ensure that work is conducted in a safe environment according to safe practices;
• Undertake other work as requested in the engineering services team within limits of capability

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Training & Education

• City & Guilds qualification in engineering
• H&S training

Experience

• Time served as an engineer in a position of technical responsibility.
• Minimum of 5 years engineering experience with a wide range of skills including welding

Skills & Knowledge

• Broad range of tool room and engineering skills at practical and theoretical level
• Press and press tool knowledge
• Reading engineering drawings and programming of CNC turning centres and machining centres accordingly
• Organisational skills.
• Numeracy skills.
• IT proficiency (databases, Outlook, Word and Excel).
• Good analytical skills and ability to interpret statistics.
• Problem solving ability.

Behavioural Skills

• Ability to take responsibility and be accountable.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to show initiative and to work as a member of a team and alone.

Desirable

Training & Education

• Electrical certification

Experience

• Ideally toolmaker experience

Skills & Knowledge

• Good understanding of product testing standards and the requirements of audit testing programs
• Welding
• Fault finding and design and build of any or all of:

1. Pneumatic systems
2. Hydraulic systems
3. PLC control systems

To apply for this fantastic position please follow the online instructions or call James on 01924 402552.

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