CNC Operator - Night Shift

Dover Precision Components; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Precision Components is seeking a Skilled CNC Operator to join their team in Glasgow. The role involves operating advanced CNC machining centres and requires extensive experience in CNC operations and quality inspections. This permanent night shift position offers competitive annual earnings along with bonuses and other benefits, in a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Benefits

Shift premium

Pension

Life insurance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience operating CNC machines.
• Proven ability to hold tight tolerances of less than .0025mm.
• Experienced with precision inspection tools.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and process sheets to determine machining requirements.
• Perform necessary quality inspections and understand quality systems.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to improve productivity.

Skills

CNC machine tools

lean manufacturing

quality inspection

Education

HNC or SVQ/NVQ level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

Apprenticeship in a machining discipline

Tools

Fanuc

Mazak

Heidenhain

Haas

Job description

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Working for Dover Precision Components, as a Skilled CNC 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 various materials including steel, copper, brass, aluminium, and bronze.

The facility has a broad range of multi-axis machine tools, lathes, mills, and associated equipment. The workload involves a high-mix of customised fluid-film bearings, seals, and isolators for turbo and industrial machinery, supplying customers throughout Europe and beyond.

*Please Note: This position is offered as a permanent contract working night shift, which includes a 33.3% shift premium, resulting in total annual earnings of £50,743.90 plus productivity bonuses, pension, and life insurance.

What You Will Bring

• HNC or SVQ/NVQ level 3 in Mechanical Engineering, or a time-served apprenticeship in a machining discipline
• A minimum of 5 years experience operating CNC machine tools within a lean manufacturing environment
• Predominantly experienced as a Turner / performing turning operations with CNC lathes / turning centres
• Experience working with machine control systems such as Fanuc, Mazak, Heidenhain, or Haas
• Proven ability to hold tight machining tolerances of less than .0025mm
• Experienced with precision inspection equipment including micrometers, callipers, height gauges, and bore gauges
• Ideally with experience in the power generation, oil & gas, aerospace, or similar sectors

What You Will Do

• Read process sheets, blueprints, and sketches to determine machining requirements, dimensional specifications, setup, and operation
• Locate and download programs from a DNC storage system
• Interpret work instructions, select, and install proper tooling for operations
• Calculate appropriate feeds and speeds for various materials
• Read, understand, edit, or write complete programs
• Understand tooling and machinery capabilities
• Perform necessary quality inspections and understand quality systems
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce setup times and improve productivity
• Visually inspect final components
• Perform boxing, cleaning, oiling, wrapping, and boxing of finished products for shipment
• Perform cleaning, fitting, filing, tapping, reaming, blending, polishing, and aligning to ensure proper operation
• Use precision measuring instruments for dimensional verification
• Identify components accurately after assembly or manufacturing

Dover Precision Components is part of Dover Corporation's Pumps and Process Solutions segment. DPC holds market-leading positions globally, delivering performance-critical solutions across oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical, and processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to enable more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and more efficient manufacturing.

WE DELIVER CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption through collaborative customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our portfolio includes Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls, with locations across the Americas, Europe, and China.

BUILDING POTENTIAL. SUSTAINING PERFORMANCE. BOOSTING FUTURES.

We recognize our employees' needs and provide professional development opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative culture and competitive health and welfare offerings embody who we are. We are Dover Precision Components, #LifeAtDPC.

*All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or other factors protected by law.