Applications Engineer

Department: Applications

Location: Nuneaton (nationwide travel required)

Hours: Full-time, permanent

About the Company

Our client is a well-established and highly respected supplier of machine tools to the UK manufacturing sector, with many years of industry experience and a strong nationwide customer base. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Training & Applications Engineer to join their field-based applications team.

This role would suit an apprentice-trained CNC professional who enjoys working directly with customers, delivering training, and providing hands-on technical support across a range of machine tools.

The Role

The successful candidate will support customers across the UK, delivering machine training, demonstrations, and technical assistance both pre- and post-sale. The role is field-based and will involve regular travel, including some overnight stays and visits to customer sites and regional showrooms.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver training to customers on a wide range of CNC machine tools
• Support customers in meeting production and operational requirements
• Demonstrate machines pre- and post-sale
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues at customer sites
• Provide technical support as required
• Capture customer feedback and report recurring issues to support continuous improvement
• Recommend process improvements to improve efficiency and reduce costs

Full training is provided, including an initial training programme at the company's UK headquarters, followed by on-the-job mentoring with senior engineers and ongoing professional development.

About You

• Apprentice trained with a minimum 4-year engineering apprenticeship
• Background in CNC programming, machining, or applications engineering
• Comfortable working hands-on with machine tools
• Turning and milling experience is highly advantageous
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills
• Experience with CNC controls such as ProtoTRAK® or Siemens is beneficial but not essential
• Willing to travel nationwide and stay overnight when required

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Company vehicle with fuel card
• Mobile phone and laptop
• Hotel card for overnight stays
• Company pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing Programme
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle

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Interested?

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