CNC Operator

Beyond the shutter; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled CNC Operator to join their dynamic team. This role involves operating multi-axis CNC machines to produce customized components from various materials, ensuring precision and quality. With a focus on lean manufacturing principles, you will contribute to the production of high-quality fluid-film bearings and seals for a diverse range of applications. The position offers a unique opportunity to work in a fully integrated CAD/CAM facility, where your expertise will play a crucial role in delivering performance-critical solutions. If you're passionate about precision engineering and looking for a challenging yet rewarding career, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health and welfare offerings

Professional development opportunities

Competitive remuneration

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in CNC machining within a lean-manufacturing environment.
• Ability to operate multi-axis CNC machining-centers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and set up CNC machines for production.
• Perform quality inspections and maintain tight machining tolerances.

Skills

CNC machine operation

Lean manufacturing

Precision inspection

Blueprint reading

Machining tolerances

Education

HNC or SVQ/NVQ level 4 in Mechanical Engineering

Time-served apprenticeship in machining

Tools

Fanuc

Mazak

Heidenhain

Haas

Micrometers

Calipers

Height gauges

Bore gauges

Job description

Company description:

DOVER PRECISION COMPONENTS:
Dover Precision Components is part of Dover Corporation’s Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.
WE DELIVER CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption, through collaborative customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our strong Company portfolio is comprised of long products and services offered under Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls. Our global footprint reaches more than twelve locations in the Americas and more than six locations in Europe and China.
BUILDING POTENTIAL. SUSTAINING PERFORMANCE. BOOSTING FUTURES.
We are diligent in recognizing our employees’ needs and providing an enriching experience through professional developmental opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative company culture, combined with a competitive suite of health and welfare offerings, emulates who we are.

Job description:

Working for Waukesha Bearings 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.
*Please Note: This is an initial 6 month fixed-term contract, working a mixture of early and back-shifts, Monday to Friday.
Salary is £44,919, inclusive of shift premium.

What You Will Bring

• HNC or SVQ/NVQ level 4 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

Required profile:

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 identify components after assembly/manufacture

What we offer:

Direct entry into a successful and established company with an international focus and strong growth. A responsible position with development opportunities and exciting challenges as well as an attractive remuneration and benefits.