Applications Engineer

£38,000 - £42,486

Yolk Recruitment is partnered with a global engineering leader in the recruitment of an Applications Engineer to join a growing operation. The business provides an essential specialist service to a high-profile customer base across a range of critical sectors, and offers an exciting career in a secure sector, with the opportunity to make a significant impact.

This is what you'll be doing:

• Take ownership of developing processes for new applications and production parts, collaborating closely with customers and the sales team throughout the entire production cycle, from initial inquiry to final delivery.
• Cultivate expertise in robotic programming and gain comprehensive knowledge of coating processes through hands-on experience and specialised training.
• Utilise your understanding of key processes to devise production routes for new parts, improve existing applications, and swiftly address any processing issues that may arise.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of all work aspects, including drawings, process routes, tooling information, and supplier details, to facilitate effective production control.
• Generate and update process documentation to ensure clarity and accuracy of process instructions as they evolve.
• Integrate into a collaborative team environment, leveraging the experience of coating technicians to refine processes and address shop floor challenges effectively.
• Develop proficiency in core aspects of coating technician and production assistant roles, including process parameter selection and monitoring, equipment setup, and part handling.
• Assume responsibility for inspecting and controlling the initial production parts until the process route is established and handed over to production.

And this is what you'll need:

• Experience in an engineering environment.
• Thermal Metal Spraying experience is advantageous.
• Robot Programming is desirable.

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary.
• Early finish on Friday's.
• Pension matched up to 10%.
• Life assurance.