Job Description:

Salary: £35,000 - £50,000 per annum
Location: Aldridge
Permanent | Manufacturing / Engineering

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Technical Contract Review professional to join a growing engineering and manufacturing business based near Walsall.

This is a key role within the business, responsible for reviewing new customer orders, understanding technical requirements and ensuring the most appropriate, efficient and cost-effective manufacturing route is selected.

You'll work closely with customers, production, planning, quality and purchasing, helping to ensure orders are technically correct, commercially viable and delivered on time.

• Processing new sales orders and selecting the most economical and appropriate manufacturing routes
• Reviewing customer specifications, engineering drawings and technical requirements
• Carrying out contract reviews of sales orders and manufacturing routings
• Providing technical support across the business
• Creating Inspection & Test Plans and MPSs based on customer requirements
• Ensuring all customer technical and quality requirements are fully understood and met
• Working closely with Production Planning to select the best manufacturing route based on capacity and capability
• Dealing directly with customers regarding technical queries
• Liaising with suppliers and procuring raw materials and finished goods where required
• Ensuring orders are processed accurately and efficiently to maximise production lead time
• Supporting the business in achieving its on-time delivery targets
• Identifying the most efficient and cost-effective manufacturing methods for each order

We're looking for someone with previous experience in a technical, sales, sales engineering or quality role within a fastener manufacturing environment.

You could be working as a:

• Technical Sales Engineer
• Sales Engineer
• Technical Sales professional
• Contract Review Engineer
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Technical Order Processor
• Engineering Sales professional

You will need:

• Fastener industry knowledge
• Strong technical understanding
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Experience reviewing customer requirements and technical documentation
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills
• Good commercial awareness, particularly around cost, routing and production capability
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work effectively with production, planning, quality and purchasing teams
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage multiple customer requirements simultaneously

• Ensuring 100% of customer requirements are understood, documented and met.
• Ensuring the best manufacturing route and practices are selected to achieve an efficient and cost-effective solution.
• Processing orders promptly and accurately, giving production as much available lead time as possible and supporting the company's on-time delivery performance.

• up to £50k per annum, depending on experience
• Permanent position
• Based near Walsall
• Opportunity to join a growing engineering/manufacturing business
• Varied technical and customer-facing role
• Long-term career opportunity
• The opportunity to have a genuine impact on manufacturing efficiency, cost and delivery

If you have a strong technical understanding of manufacturing and enjoy working at the point where customer requirements, engineering, production and commercial considerations meet, this could be an excellent opportunity for you.

Apply now to find out more.

Oliver Rae is an Established Recruitment Business with offices based in Walsall and Halesowen. We supply Temporary and Permanent Staffing to a range of sectors.

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