CNC Milling Machining Technician (Weekend Shift - Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Ricardo; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is looking for a CNC Milling Machining Technician for weekend shifts to produce precision components primarily for motorsport and aerospace industries. The role involves using advanced CNC machines and ensuring quality and adherence to specifications. Ideal candidates will be proactive problem solvers with a proven ability to work with technical drawings and CNC programming. The position offers competitive hourly rates and various benefits including a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

25 days' annual leave

Competitive company pension scheme

Life assurance

Professional subscriptions reimbursement

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven ability to produce precision components from technical drawings.
• Strong experience machining using 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC machines.
• Proficient in reading and understanding Fanuc machine code.

Responsibilities

• Work in a small team to deliver high-quality transmission components.
• Support team leader and use EdgeCam and Delcam offline programming.
• Maintain a right first-time philosophy in production.

Skills

Proven ability to produce precision components from technical drawings

Strong experience machining a variety of materials using CNC machines

Proficient in reading and understanding Fanuc machine code

Able to read, understand, and edit CNC programmes

Competent in using measuring equipment for inspections

Demonstrates a proactive and innovative approach

Flexible in supporting other manufacturing operations

Willing to work overtime and operate multiple machines

Job description

Overview

Role:CNC Milling Machining Technician (Weekend Shift - Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Contract Type: Contract / Permanent - March start date

Location: Leamington Spa

Role ID: 2025

Salary: £23.29 per hour (inclusive of 30% weekend shift premium). This will increase to 2026 rate for March start date.

The Role

A Friday, Saturday, Sunday shift - 12 hour shifts, commencing March 2026.

We are seeking a CNC Milling Machining Technician, to increase our capability / capacity in this area. This role involves working in a small team to deliver high quality transmission components, mainly for the motorsport / aerospace industries, with a right first-time philosophy. You will be supported by our EdgeCam and Delcam offline programming, as well as your team leader.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Proven ability to produce precision components from technical drawings and route cards, working to tight tolerances and within routed timeframes
• Strong experience machining a variety of materials using 3-, 4-, and 5-axis (3+2) CNC machines
• Proficient in reading and understanding Fanuc machine code; capable of basic on-machine programming, with support from offline programmers
• Able to read, understand, and edit CNC programmes, including adjusting speeds and feeds as needed
• Competent in using measuring equipment to inspect work against planning and drawing specifications
• Demonstrates a proactive and innovative approach to team support, with a strong focus on problem solving and continuous improvement
• Flexible in supporting other areas of manufacturing operations
• Willing to work overtime and operate multiple machines as required to meet KPIs and delivery deadlines
• Basic knowledge of wire erosion is advantageous, though not essential

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team [e-mail] you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.