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Trainee CAD Technician

🏢 Kenect Recruitment · 📍 Leighton Buzzard, England · 🕒 Oct 14, 2026 · Ref: OP-VERIF-7554D45A
Benchmark Compensation (Annual Base)
£19,000 - £25,000
£1,583 - £2,083 / mo
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Position Overview & Specifications

Kenect Recruitment are looking for a candidate with an interest in Engineering to start a new career as a CAD Technician

Role: To create CNC programs and establish manufacture methods for foam parts to customer order, using drawings and specifications supplied.

Hours of work: Technical operates a 3 shift system:

6.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. (morning shift) Monday – Friday

8.30 a.m. – 5.15 p.m. (day shift) Monday – Friday

1.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. (afternoon shift) Monday–Thursday, Friday 1.30pm – 7.30pm

Reporting to: Technical Manager

Duties Include

  • Creating high quality CNC programs for a large variety of foam conversion machines using Alphacam
  • Creating CAD drawings clearly detailing machine settings and methods of manufacture throughout the conversion process
  • Manipulating CAD data to achieve solutions for customers
  • Where required, drawing customer supplied parts in either 2D or 3D in Alphacam and Inventor
  • Logging departmental KPI information
  • Working to tight deadlines
  • Creating artwork for our patented printing process in Coreldraw
  • Checking and reprogramming/re-exporting legacy programs
  • Communicating with customers via email, phone or via on site visits

· To undertake any other duties, from time to time, as can be reasonably requested by the company.

Skills

· Willing to learn

· Some basic knowledge of, and experience working with engineering drawings is beneficial but not required

· Experience with some form of CAD/CAM package is beneficial but not required

· Basic knowledge of how CNC machines operate

· Pragmatic considerations towards machining

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· A pragmatic approach to problem solving

· Excellent spatial awareness

· A positive attitude towards the needs of colleagues and clients

· Experience working within a fast paced environment

· IT literate

Rate of Pay: Starting salary of £19,500 to be reviewed based on progression. Paid monthly on the last working day of each month.

For more information please call Stuart on 07877 513826

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Temp to perm
Contract length: 3 months

Salary: £19,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Unlimited paid holidays

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends
  • Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Leighton Buzzard: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Do you have an interest in Engineering or Manufacture?

Experience:

  • AutoCAD: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

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