PAY & HOURS
1st 6 Months
- £17.92 per hour
- 40 hours paid per week
- Monday to Thursday 7.00 am to 5.30 pm
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AFTER TRAINING (Approximately 6 months)
- £18.65 per hour
- + Shift allowance of £35 (3.18 per hour) = £21.83 per hour with allowance
- 44 hours paid per week
- 6.30 am to 6.00 pm – 4 on 4 off rolling shift pattern
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Benefits:
- Free life assurance (3 x annual salary)
- 21 days holidays + bank holidays.
- Increasing holidays over 5 years to 24 days plus bank holidays.
- Company sick pay after 6-month probation, increasing with service
- Paid time for hospital appointments (up to 4 hours)
- Paid time for doctor or dentist appointments (up to 2 hours)
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Essential to Apply:
- Applicants must have proven experience operating CNC machinery within a precision engineering or manufacturing environment.
- A solid understanding of engineering drawings, measurement tools, and machining processes is essential.
You should be mechanically minded, reliable, and confident working independently to high standards of accuracy and quality.
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Roles and Responsibilities:
- Set and operate high-speed CNC machines to perform milling, drilling, tapping, and other machining tasks
- Carry out general operation and supervision of additional workshop machinery
- Ensure tooling, fixtures, and CNC programmes are available prior to production
- Maintain accurate production records, including component counts and scrap levels
- Uphold high standards of product quality and efficient output
- Read and interpret mechanical and engineering drawings
- Perform basic editing of CNC programmes and tool tables when required
- Take ownership of component quality and related documentation
- Check and replace tooling and cutters as necessary
- Prepare and load raw materials and components onto machines
- Check and refill lubricant levels
- Apply a strong understanding of CNC 3-axis and 4-axis machining and Renishaw probing
- Follow all company safety systems and operational procedures
