Job Title: Senior CNC Machinist / Estimator (Precision Engineering)

Location: Clitheroe

Salary: £30,000 - £38,000

Hours:This is afull-timeposition however for the right candidate we are open to part time options.

The Opportunity:

Are you a time-served Senior CNC Machinist or Estimator from a precision machining background looking to step off the tools and move into a more strategic role?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established precision engineering company where you will transition away from full-time machine running into a key estimating and planning position. You will play a pivotal role in turning customer drawings intoaccuratequotes and fully routed jobs, becoming a crucial technical link between customers and the shop floor.

This role offers the chance to massively develop your skillset, receive specialist training, and progress your career long-term all whilemaintainingan excellent work-life balance within a close-knit, highly skilled team.

The Role:

• Reading and interpreting detailed technical diagrams and engineering drawings

• Evaluating specific jobs and assessing manufacturability

• Costing up materials, labour/personnel, machine usage, tooling, and overheads

• Accurately estimating the full cost of jobs for customers

• Producing competitive and commercially sound quotations

• Creating detailed job routings and process plans for production

• Purchasing raw materials required for projects

• Liaising with customersregardingtechnical queries whererequired

• Working closely with production, programming, and quality teams

• Identifyingopportunities for cost efficiency and process improvement

• Over time, you will have the opportunity to take the technical lead on projects and become the go-to engineer within the business.

Candidate Requirements:

• Time-served CNC Machinist (apprenticeship trained / indentured)

• Strong background in precision machining / precision engineering

• Experience within aerospace, defence, or high-spec general engineering environments

• Experience in estimating, costing, quoting, or production planning (orstrong desireto move into this area)

• Excellent understanding of machining processes (turning, milling, multi-axisadvantageous)

• Ability to work from complex engineering drawings and tight tolerances

• Strong commercial awareness

• Organised, detail-focused, and confident communicator

This role would suit:

• An Estimator from a precision machining background looking to work on a wide variety of projects

• A Senior CNC Machinist or Programmer ready to step away from the tools

• A Lead Engineer wanting more responsibility and long-term progression

• Someone looking to massively develop their skillset within a stable and well-established business

• Ifyourelooking for the opportunity to progress your career, receive specialist training, step into a more strategic engineering role, and work within a supportive team of experts this could be the ideal next step.

Whats On Offer:

• Structured transition off the tools into estimating and planning

• Specialist training and ongoing development

• Clear career progression opportunities

• Opportunity to take technical ownership of projects

• Stable, well-established business

• Supportive, close-knit team environment

• Excellent work-life balance

• Competitive salary and company benefits

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