Senior Manufacturing Technician

HALCON is a regional and international leader that offers next‑generation weapons systems and robotics expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

Halcon's mission is to bring innovative technologies to revolutionise the defence industry, through offering next‑generation weapons systems and robotics expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

We design, manufacture, assemble and integrate components for gravity‑release guided systems, missiles and loitering munitions.

The Senior Manufacturing Technician focuses on line support & acts as point of contact between the manufacturing Engineering & production team. Responsible for qualification of FAIs on the CNC machine in line with the estimated cycle time & successful handover to production.

• Review and contribute to the conceptualisation and development of advanced tooling and fixture solutions for complex manufacturing requirements
• Strategically optimise CNC machining processes to drive continuous improvement, leveraging high‑performance industrial tools and data‑driven methodologies.
• Implement the best practices formulated by the engineering team, integrating Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to minimise waste and variability
• Ensure that all processes and procedures in Manufacturing adhere to the customer and quality standards
• Train CNC operators by providing functional guidance on the machining process, identifying development needs and supporting them with relevant training
• Analyse the PMD, technical specifications, and complex instructions to define high‑efficiency programming architectures and production sequences
• Program, configure, and operate multi‑axis CNC machinery to produce high‑precision components, ensuring maximal material yield and alignment with delivery milestones
• Perform precision nesting by calculating and marking reference coordinates on raw materials to serve as definitive guides for machining operation
• Synchronise Numerical Control (NC) programmes and execute precise tool offset calibrations based on technical work instructions and specialised tool configurations.
• Prepare a test run to check if the machines produce outputs according to specification, make necessary adjustments to produce the desired result
• Complete the quality requirements for the specific process as per the industrialisation plan
• Use various measuring equipment such as indicators, calipers, gauges, etc., to assure output matches the engineering standards to the precision level; maintain the equipment in good condition

• 5 years of experience as CAM & line programmer & setter on CNC machines in defence/aerospace/oil & gas manufacturing environment.
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or relevant experience in CNC machine set‑up and operations.