CNC Operator

Dover Corporation; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled CNC Operator to join their innovative manufacturing facility in Glasgow. In this role, you will utilize multi-axis CNC machining centers to create customized designs from various materials, including steel and aluminum. You will be responsible for reading blueprints, setting up machines, and ensuring quality through precision inspections. This position offers a competitive salary with productivity bonuses and benefits, providing a dynamic environment for those passionate about engineering and manufacturing excellence. If you have a strong background in CNC operations and a commitment to quality, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension

Life Insurance

Productivity Bonuses

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CNC machine operation experience in a lean environment.
• Ability to hold tight machining tolerances of less than .0025mm.
• Experience with precision inspection equipment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and set up CNC machines for various materials.
• Perform quality inspections and apply Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Visually inspect final components and prepare for shipment.

Skills

CNC Machine Operation

Lean Manufacturing

Precision Inspection

Mechanical Engineering

Education

HNC or SVQ/NVQ level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

Time-served apprenticeship in machining

Tools

Fanuc

Mazak

Heidenhain

Haas

Micrometres

Callipers

Height Gauges

Bore Gauges

Job description

CNC Operator

Location: Glasgow, GLG, GB

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Working for Waukesha Bearings, a Dover company, as a Skilled CNC Operator you will be part of a fully integrated CAD/CAM manufacturing facility, utilising multi-axis CNC machining-centers for milling, turning 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 milling and turning centres 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, supplying customers throughout Europe and further afield.

Annual Salary: for working a rotating shift pattern of 2 weeks on early start (6am) and then 2 weeks on backshift (2pm) which, including 18% shift premium will give total earnings of £44,919.62, plus productivity bonuses, pension & life insurance.

What You Will Bring:

• HNC or SVQ/NVQ level 3 in Mechanical Engineering, or time-served apprenticeship in a machining discipline
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience operating CNC machine tools within a lean-manufacturing work environment
• 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 reduce setup times and improve productivity
• Visually inspect final components, boxing of parts to include cleaning, oiling, wrapping and boxing the final product for shipment
• 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 perform various quality inspection type procedures to include dimensional verification, properly identifying components after assembly/manufacture