CNC Operator

Waukesha Bearings Corporation; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Waukesha Bearings Corporation, part of Dover Precision Components, seeks an experienced CNC Setter/Operator for our integrated CAM facility in the UK. You will operate CNC machines for turning, milling and grinding to produce customised parts from steel, copper, brass, aluminium and bronze.

The role requires a time-served apprenticeship or equivalent, 5+ years CNC experience in lean manufacturing, and proficiency with Fanuc/Mazak/Heidenhain/Haas controls.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship in a machining discipline or SVQ/NVQ level 3 or HNC in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience operating CNC machine tools within a lean-manufacturing environment.
• Established milling, grinding or turning experience using multi-axis machines (ideally Correa and/or Doosan).
• Experience with machine control systems such as Fanuc, Mazak, Heidenhain or Haas.
• Proven ability to hold tight machining tolerances of less than 0.0025 mm.
• Experience with precision inspection equipment (micrometres, calipers, height gauges, bore gauges).
• Ideally experienced in power generation, oil & gas, aerospace or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Read process sheets, blueprints and sketches to determine machining requirements.
• Locate and download programs from a DNC storage system.
• Select and install proper tooling for operations performed.
• Calculate feeds and speeds for various steel grades and alloys.
• Read, edit or write CNC programs as needed.
• Understand tooling and machinery capabilities to maximise efficiency.
• Perform quality inspections and ensure compliance with quality systems.
• Support Lean Manufacturing to reduce setup times and improve productivity.
• Inspect finished components and prepare for shipment.

Skills

CNC machining

Lean manufacturing

Multi-axis turning/milling

CNC controls

Tight tolerances

Precision inspection

industry experience (power gen/oil & G

Education

Apprenticeship or SVQ/NVQ Level 3 or HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Correa

Doosan

Job description

Working for Waukesha Bearings, a part of Dover Precision Components, as a Skilled CNC Setter/Operator you will be part of a fully integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing facility, utilising CNC machining centres for turning, milling and grinding operations to produce customised designs from a variety of steel grades, copper, brass, aluminium and bronze.

The facility has a broad range of multi-axis machine tools, lathes, mills, grinders and associated equipment, The workload being a high-mix of customised fluid-film bearings, seals and isolators with typical applications in turbo and industrial machinery, where we are supplying customers throughout Europe and further afield.

Annual Salaries:

37 hour working week, Monday to Friday. Permanent Employment Contracts;

• £44,919.62 for weekly rotating shift pattern of early (6am) and backshifts (2pm) OR;
• £52,452.37 for working on night shift.
• These rates are inclusive of shift premium. Additional benefits inc. productivity bonuses, employer pension contrib. up to 13%, life insurance and 25 days holiday. Plus, attractive overtime rates.

What You Will Bring;

• Time-served apprenticeship in a machining discipline or SVQ/NVQ level 3 or HNC in Mechanical Engineering
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience operating CNC machine tools within a lean-manufacturing work environment
• Established milling, grinding or turning experience utilising multi-axis machine tools, ideally Correa and/or Doosan or similar
• Experience working with machine control systems such as Fanuc, Mazak, Heidenhaim or Haas
• Proven ability to hold tight machining tolerances of less than .0025mm
• Experienced with precision inspection equipment including, but not limited to, micrometres, callipers, height gauges and bore gauges
• Ideally with experience in the power generation, oil & gas, aerospace or similar environment

What You Will Do;

• Read process sheets, blueprints and sketches of part to determine machining to be done, dimensional specifications, set up and operating requirements
• Locate and download programs from a DNC storage system
• Interpret work instructions, identify, select and install proper tooling for operations being performed
• Calculate proper feeds and speeds for a variety of steel grades, copper, brass, aluminium and bronze
• Read, understand, edit or write complete programs
• Intuitively understand capabilities of tooling and machinery
• Understand applicable quality systems and perform necessary quality inspections
• Apply principles of Lean Manufacturing to reduced setup times and improve productivity
• Visually inspects final components
• Perform boxing of parts to include cleaning, oiling, wrapping and boxing the final product for shipment
• Perform cleaning, fitting, filing, tapping, reaming, blending, polishing and aligning to ensure free action of movable parts and operating requirements
• Use precision measuring instruments and gauging devices and performs various quality inspection type procedures to include dimensional verification
• Properly identify components after assembly/manufacture