CNC MACHINIST (FITTER & TURNER)

Levey Engineering; Nyora; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rostered Day Off (RDO)

Uniform provided

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Virtue Engineering is seeking a skilled CNC Machinist (Fitter & Turner) to join our workshop in Australia. You will set up and run Fanuc-controlled machines, edit programs, and verify parts against drawings, ensuring tolerance and quality.

You’ll handle one-off jobs and production runs with a focus on efficiency and precision. The role requires a trade qualification and 3+ years of CNC experience, plus confidence with precision measuring tools.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in machining (e.g. Cert III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade, or Fitter & Turner/Machinist).
• 3+ years CNC machining experience.
• Hands-on experience with Fanuc controls, including setting offsets and editing G-code at the machine.
• Confidence reading engineering drawings and using precision measuring tools.
• Good attention to detail and pride in your work.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run CNC machines with Fanuc controls: load programs, set tools and work offsets, and prove out new jobs.
• Edit programs at the control: make changes and fine-tune programs to get the part right and keep cycle times down.
• Work from drawings: read engineering drawings and machine parts to tolerance.
• Check your own work: inspect the first part and check parts during the run with micrometers, verniers and gauges.
• Hit deadlines: work with the Workshop Foreman to get jobs out on time.
• Look after the machines: routine checks, cleaning and reporting any issues early.

Skills

CNC machining

Fanuc controls

Reading drawings

Precision measuring

Attention to detail

Education

Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade

Tools

Fanuc controls

CAM programming (Fusion 360)

Forklift licence

Job description

Virtue Engineering is looking for a CNC Machinist (FITTER & TURNER) with solid Fanuc control experience to join our workshop. You'll get a good mix of one-off jobs and production runs, and you'll have a say in how jobs are run.

Key responsibilities

Set up and run CNC machines with Fanuc controls: load programs, set tools and work offsets, and prove out new jobs

Edit programs at the control: make changes and fine-tune programs to get the part right and keep cycle times down

Work from drawings: read engineering drawings and machine parts to tolerance

Check your own work: inspect the first part and check parts during the run with micrometers, verniers and gauges

Hit deadlines: work with the Workshop Foreman to get jobs out on time

Look after the machines: routine checks, cleaning and reporting any issues early

About you

A trade qualification in machining (e.g. Cert III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade, or Fitter & Turner/Machinist)

3+ years' CNC machining experience

Hands-on experience with Fanuc controls, including setting offsets and editing G-code at the machine

Confidence reading engineering drawings and using precision measuring tools

Good attention to detail, and pride in your work

Nice to have: CAM programming experience (e.g. Fusion 360 ), manual lathe or mill skills, live tooling or 4th-axis work, and a forklift licence

Competitive pay, with overtime available

A rostered day off (RDO) once a month

Uniform supplied

Varied work, from one-off jobs to production runs

A supportive, down-to-earth team

About us

Virtue Engineering is an engineering manufacturing business. We do fabrication, jobbing machining and production machining. We're a close team where good work gets noticed.