Manufacturing Engineering Technician - CNC / Automation

Swing Shift Rotation
£37,000 - £48,000
Location: Exeter

Days (6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm)

Are You an Apprentice-Trained CNC or Toolroom Engineer Ready to Step Into Manufacturing Engineering?

This is a rare opportunity to join a highly invested, globally recognised production site and move into a Manufacturing Engineering team focused on automation and advanced manufacturing technology.

The site is expanding rapidly, investing heavily in robotics, CNC automation and process optimisation. As part of that growth, they are building the next generation of Manufacturing Engineers - starting with Automation Technicians on shift.

If you come from a CNC, toolroom or automation background and want more than just setting and running machines, this offers a clear long-term pathway.

This Is What You Will Be Doing:

Working within the Manufacturing Engineering team, you will support and develop automation capability across a wide range of advanced production equipment.

This includes:

Programming and modifying industrial robots (Fanuc & Yaskawa Motoman)
Supporting CNC, EDM and automated production cells
Assisting with implementation of new robotic cells
Optimising automation to improve OEE and performance
Using CAD (Siemens NX) to support tooling and fixture development
Acting as first response for automation-related production issues
Progressing towards Senior Manufacturing Engineer level over time

You'll be hands-on on the shop floor, learning the equipment in detail, building robot programming capability and developing into a key part of the engineering function.

Formal robot training courses are provided where required.

This Role Is Ideal For:

CNC machinists looking to move into automation
Toolroom apprentices wanting progression
Engineers with some robot exposure who want to build on it
Manufacturing technicians ready to step up
Automation-biased maintenance engineers seeking a process-focused move

This suits engineers who understand machining fundamentals and want to build structured automation expertise.

This Is The Experience You Will Bring To The Role:

Strong engineering fundamentals (apprenticeship or equivalent)
CNC or toolroom background highly desirable
Some exposure to automation or robotics
CAD experience essential (NX ideal, but transferable systems considered)
Practical mechanical aptitude
Ambition to progress into Manufacturing Engineering
PLC experience is beneficial but not essential.

Most importantly, you'll want to develop and build a long-term career.

This Is What You Will Get In Return:

Annual Site bonus
Annual pay review
10% employer pension contribution
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Additional 3-day Christmas shutdown (not taken from annual leave)
Life assurance up to 6x salary
Company sickness scheme (6 months full pay / 6 months half pay)
Funded training and progression to senior engineer routes.
Overtime opportunities
On-site parking and discounted canteen
Attendance and long service award schemes

Are you up to the challenge?

If you feel you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful in this role apply now.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.