Applications Engineer
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Location: Ideally Manchester or Birmingham (UK-wide travel)
Salary: £37,000–£46,000 basic DOE
Package: OTE £55,000–£70,000 (includes door-to-door pay)
Vehicle: Company car of your choice (must be suitable for work)
Travel: Planned so you can drive home wherever possible; minimal overnights
The role
Join a CNC machine-tool team providing applications support alongside installs and commissioning. You’ll improve processes on the shop floor: programming, prove-outs, optimisation and operator training, ensuring customers hit cycle-time, quality and uptime targets.
What you’ll do
Program, optimise and prove out jobs on Heidenhain and FANUC controls
Support installs/commissioning, test cuts and customer acceptance
Analyse cycles and parameters; deliver measurable cycle-time and quality gains
Provide operator training and best-practice guidance
Create clear documentation: programs, offsets, setup sheets and reports
Collaborate with service teams to prevent repeat issues and improve reliability
What you’ll need
Solid CNC applications background on machine tools
Hands-on control expertise: Heidenhain (TNC) and FANUC (ISO)
Confident with tooling, workholding and process optimisation
Comfortable reading drawings and setting datums/fixtures
Full UK driving licence; right to work in the UK; willing to travel
Nice to have
CAM exposure (e.g., Fusion, Mastercam), post tweaks
Mazak/Mazatrol or Mitsubishi familiarity
Evidence of cycle-time reductions or machining improvements
What’s on offer
£37k–£46k basic DOE
OTE £55k–£70k (incl. door-to-door)
Company car of your choosing (work-suitable)
Travel planned to keep you home most nights
How to apply: Call Andy Ringwood (phone number removed) - Send your CV and a brief note on your Heidenhain/FANUC applications work and recent optimisation projects.
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