CNC Programmer - Radan

C-Tech Recruitment; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40,000 - £45,000

33 holidays

Pension

Life assurance

Early finish Fridays

Job summary

Confidential Client near Warrington is seeking a CNC Programmer to design and optimise CNC programs for laser cutting and punching in a busy sheet metal workshop. You will create efficient nests to maximise material utilisation, read engineering drawings, and maintain libraries to ensure consistency and quality.

The role is Monday to Friday, 38 hours, with no shift pattern, offering 33 holidays, pension, life assurance and an early finish every Friday.

Qualifications

• Proven experience programming CNC laser cutting and/or punching in a sheet metal environment.
• Experience with nesting to maximise material utilisation and minimise waste.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and CAD files.

Responsibilities

• Produce and optimise CNC programs for laser cutting and punching machines.
• Create efficient nests to maximise material utilisation and minimise waste.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD files and customer specifications.
• Maintain and develop part libraries, tooling libraries and manufacturing databases for programming consistency.
• Ensure all programs are production-ready and meet quality requirements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cycle times and improve machine utilisation.

Skills

CNC programming

Sheet metal fabrication

Nesting optimization

Reading drawings

Problem solving

Tools

RADAN

SigmaNEST

JETCAM

Job description

CNC Programmer (Sheet Metal)

Based south of Warrington, my client is a leading sheet metal manufacturing company who are market leaders in the oil and gas industry. They rarely recruit due to their excellent work environment, and they are seeking to hire a CNC Programmer to be responsible for producing efficient CNC programs, optimising material utilisation through effective nesting, improving manufacturing processes and supporting production to achieve the highest standards of quality, productivity and on-time delivery.

To be considered you must have proven experience programming CNC laser cutting AND/OR punching machines within a sheet metal manufacturing environment and strong working knowledge of sheet metal software i.e. RADAN, SigmaNEST or JETCAM.

• salary of £40,000 - £45,000


• 33 holidays


• pension


• life assurance


• an early finish at lunchtime every Friday

This is a Monday to Friday (38 hr week) based position with no shift work.

My client is offering a secure, well paid and exciting job for the rest of your career with a focus on having a good work life balance.

Role CNC Programmer (Sheet Metal)

• Produce and optimise CNC programs for laser cutting and punching machines using sheet metal software.


• Create efficient nests to maximise material utilisation and minimise waste.


• Read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD files and customer specifications.


• Maintain and develop the part libraries, tooling libraries and manufacturing database to ensure programming consistency, accuracy and efficiency.


• Ensure all programs are production-ready and meet quality requirements.


• Identify opportunities to reduce cycle times, improve machine utilisation and enhance production processes.


• Troubleshoot programming and production issues to minimise downtime.