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Cad Technician

Job Posted: 23 days ago

Salary: £ 30,000 - 35,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Widnes, Borough of Halton

Expire in: 5 days

Job Description

CAD TECHNICIAN

Widnes | Circa £30,000 – £35,000 | Permanent

Right to work in the UK required — No visa sponsorship available

The Role

We are recruiting a CAD Technician on behalf of a well-established sheet metal fabrication business in Liverpool. The successful candidate will design computer-aided technical drawings from customer orders, managing each job from brief through to production — working closely with the engineering team and, where needed, directly with customers.

Quality, attention to detail and a practical understanding of the manufacturing process are central to this role. You will be comfortable on the shop floor as well as at your workstation.

Key Responsibilities

  * Receive customer orders, interpret requirements and produce full drawing packs for production and works orders

  * Manage each job as your own project from start to finish, planning and prioritising your own workload

  * Determine the appropriate drawing type for each project — 2D, 3D or other — and produce accordingly

  * Design part profiles using RADAN software (or equivalent), including subcon, punch and manual work

  * Seek customer approval of 2D/3D models and manage any technical queries throughout the process

  * Output files for CAM post-processing and coordinate with operators to ensure programs reach the correct machines

  * Provide face-to-face support on the shop floor, answering production queries and overseeing quality at each stage

  * Carry out thorough quality checks on your own work at every stage

  * Feed back improvement suggestions to senior management — materials, processes, and quality

  * Work collaboratively as part of the engineering team, supporting colleagues when needed

  * Maintain good housekeeping standards and comply with all health and safety requirements

What We're Looking For

Essential:

  * Experience working in a sheet metal or fabrication CAD environment

  * Proficiency in 2D CAD drafting — RADAN experience an advantage

  * Understanding of sheet metal processes: folding, bending, laser cutting and fabrication

  * Ability to work to tight deadlines with strong attention to detail

  * Confident communicator — able to liaise with shop floor operatives, engineers and customers alike

  * Good working knowledge of material specifications and mathematical application to practical tasks

  * Comfortable working with a degree of autonomy and minimal supervision

Desirable:

  * CAD/CAM software experience and knowledge of post-processing outputs

  * Reverse engineering experience — creating drawings from physical parts

  * Background working in a shop floor or hands-on manufacturing environment

  * Previous customer-facing or technical query management experience

Why This Role?

  * The business is in an active period of expansion — join at a great time to grow with it

  * Long-standing, experienced team with a down-to-earth, collaborative culture

  * Varied and interesting design work across bespoke customer projects

  * Genuine training and development opportunities — on the job, external courses and classroom-based

  * Reports to the Engineering Manager with clear visibility of your impact on the wider business

Remuneration & Benefits

💰 Salary

Circa £30,000 – £35,000 (depending on experience)

🗓 Holiday

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

📈 Pension

Employer contribution 3% / Employee contribution 5%

🎓 Development

Ongoing training — on the job, external and classroom based

👥 Culture

Supportive, down-to-earth team with a long-standing workforce

Important: This role cannot offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK

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