CNC Machinist

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; West Devon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a CNC Machinist to manufacture high-precision components at the Devonport Royal Dockyard. You will program and operate CNC machines, ensuring adherence to exacting specifications within a regulated environment. The role requires proven experience with CNC technology and offers various employee benefits. Join us to play your part in contributing to critical defense infrastructure.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Development opportunities and support

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating CNC turning or milling machines in a precision manufacturing environment.
• Skilled in programming and running multi-axis CNC turning centres.
• Hands-on experience with Siemens and/or Mazak CNC control systems.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and manufacture components from technical drawings.
• Program CNC machines directly from drawings or patterns.
• Set machines based on manufacturing plans.
• Conduct conformity checks to validate finished components.
• Operate CNC milling or turning machines.

Skills

CNC programming

CNC turning

CNC milling

Precision manufacturing

Siemens CNC control

Mazak CNC control

Education

Level 3 in CNC programming or machining

Job description

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: CNC Machinist

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65130

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a CNC Machinist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

Overview

The role is to manufacture high-precision components to exacting specifications within a highly regulated environment, contributing to critical defence infrastructure while developing specialist skills in a world-class engineering setting.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and manufacture components from technical drawings, ensuring precision and adherence to specifications
• Program CNC machines directly from drawings or patterns to support bespoke or complex production tasks
• Set machines based on manufacturing plans, ensuring optimal tooling and operational readiness
• Conduct conformity checks to validate that finished components meet required quality and dimensional standards
• Operate CNC milling or turning machines

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience

• Proven experience operating CNC turning or milling machines in a precision manufacturing environment
• Skilled in programming and running multi-axis CNC turning centres, ensuring efficiency and accuracy
• Hands-on experience with Siemens and/or Mazak CNC control systems, with the ability to adapt to specific tooling and interface requirements

Qualifications

• Level 3 in CNC programming, operating and/or machining

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This window opens February through to March annually.
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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