CNC Machinist: Program/Set/Operate – Night or Afternoon

Smart 1 Recruitment Limited; Redditch; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension

Onsite parking

Night shift allowance

Job summary

Smart 1 Recruitment Limited is seeking skilled CNC Machinists in Redditch to programme, set and operate CNC lathes, delivering high-precision components across medical, aerospace, automotive and industrial sectors. You’ll join a multi-skilled team reporting to the Production Supervisor and focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include interpreting drawings, setting tools, measuring outputs with gauges and ensuring ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as CNC Machinist in a precision engineering environment.
• Strong ability to read technical drawings and understand GD&T tolerances.
• Confident using inspection equipment and recording results accurately.
• Experience with CNC turning (fixed head and/or sliding head).
• Good mechanical aptitude and problem-solving approach.
• Reliable, team‑oriented and able to work to quality-critical standards.

Responsibilities

• Operate, set and/or program CNC machines to produce parts to drawing/specification.
• Interpret engineering drawings, tolerances and process documentation.
• Tool setting, offsets, proving out jobs, supporting first-off approvals.
• Measure and inspect components using gauges and micrometers; record results.
• Maintain housekeeping, safety and machine care (TPM mindset).
• Collaborate with setters, QC, engineering and supervisors to hit output and delivery targets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement (setup reduction/SMED, scrap reduction, process optimisation).

Skills

Reading GD&T

CNC turning

Inspection with gauges

Mechanical aptitude

Team player

Problem solving

Education

Apprenticeship / time-served

Tools

CMM exposure

Job description

Smart 1 Recruitment Limited is seeking skilled CNC Machinists in Redditch to programme, set and operate CNC lathes, delivering high-precision components across medical, aerospace, automotive and industrial sectors. You’ll join a multi-skilled team reporting to the Production Supervisor and focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include interpreting drawings, setting tools, measuring outputs with gauges and ensuring ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 compliance.