Application Engineer (Machine Tools)

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Job information

  • Location: Coventry, West Midlands
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Salary: £40000 - £43000 per annum + 53K OTE + Company Car + Training + Bonus
  • Published: 3 June 2026

Application Engineer (Machine Tools)

£40,000 – £43,000 + 53K OTE + Company Car + Training + Bonus + Door To Door Pay + Travel + Phone + Laptop

Coventry

Are you a CNC Machinist with experience working on milling or turning machines looking for a new exciting and varied role, with scope to rapidly progress to senior positions within this well established supplier of bespoke Okuma and Makino CNC Machines?

On offer is a great opportunity to add variety to your work with door-to-door paid travel all over the UK and plenty of optional overtime to boost your earnings.

As an Applications Engineer, you will be the go-to technical specialist for highly regarded CNC machines. You will be integral to customer training, showing clients how to programme and operate, delivering turnkey solutions and performing demos. This is a client facing role with the potential for lots of travel, where you will act as the representative between the sales department and customer.

Recognised as the number one industry leader in the training and development of their Engineers, this machine tool distributor prides themselves as market leaders in their field and are looking to increase their arsenal of machinery and solidify their position in the market. They have accelerated to become the sole supplier of globally renowned Okuma and Makino machine tools.

This role would suit a CNC machinist with experience in milling or turning, who is looking to progress to an applications engineer, taking a more hands on role and delivering turnkey projects for high profile clients.

The Role:

  • Conducting customer training on machine programming and operation
  • Delivering turnkey solutions to customers
  • Performing test cuts, demos and exhibitions
  • 60/40 split between office work and visits to customer sites. Company car provided
  • Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm, 37.5 hours per week. Overtime available

The Person:

  • CNC Miller / Turner
  • Looking to become an Application Engineer

Reference number: BBBH 25437c

Applications, Engineer, Engineering, Programmer, Turner CNC, Machine Tools, Okuma, Electrical, Test, Testing, Turnkey, Birmingham, Nuneaton, Rugby, Royal Leamington Spa

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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