Summary: The Maintenance and Automation Engineer role focuses on providing tooling support for jigs and fixtures, particularly involving NC programming for 5 Axis CNC drilling machines. The position requires troubleshooting complex diagnostics of integrated industrial systems and participating in workshops for tooling assessment and improvement. Candidates must have experience with jigs and fixtures and NC programming knowledge. This role is classified as inside IR35 and is compensated through PAYE or an umbrella model.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in workshops for assessing, improving, and setting up assembly tooling.
• Evaluate and repair damaged tooling; set up new tooling before use.
• Timely intervention in cases of tooling failure or production issues on the shop floor or assembly line.
• Devise and implement periodic maintenance and inspection for manufacturing and assembly tooling.
• Support validating and optimizing NC Programs; develop, test, and integrate NC Programs in the distribution system or on the machine.
• Participate in demonstration testing and analysis with Work Preparation, Quality, and Production.
• Provide diagnostic feedback to supervisors and maintenance engineers.
• Support the creation of Technical Specifications for maintenance topics and participate in Total Preventative Maintenance meetings.

Key Skills:

• NC programming knowledge.
• HNC or demonstrable years of experience in Jig and Tool Design/Engineering/Production Maintenance.
• Awareness of tooling maintenance requirements.
• Catia V5 proficiency.
• IT literate.
• Ability to prepare tooling specifications and maintenance plans.
• Fanuc / Siemens NC knowledge.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Gloucestershire

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other