CNC Setter Operator - High-Precision Engineering

Office Angels; Wigston; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pay

Shift Allowance

Overtime at Time & ½

Double Time

Modern High-Tech Facility

Job summary

Office Angels Limited is recruiting a CNC Setter Operator in Wigston, Leicester, to set and run CNC turning lathes on high-precision components with ultra-tight tolerances.

You will work in a modern high-tech facility with rotating shifts, benefit from excellent pay, shift allowances, and overtime at Time & ½ and Double Time, in a stable engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Produce high-accuracy components to extremely tight tolerances.
• In-process inspection using micrometers, calipers, shadow graph, and laser micrometer.
• Read and interpret complex engineering drawings and specifications.
• Machine parts to tolerances as tight as 0.010mm / 10 microns.
• Operate multiple machines simultaneously during production runs.
• Maintain accurate machining and TPM documentation.
• Adhere to manufacturing procedures, quality standards, and H&S guidelines.
• Ensure confidentiality and care when handling customer components.
• Consistently deliver reliable, high-quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-accuracy components to extremely tight tolerances.
• Perform in-process inspection using micrometers, calipers, shadow graph, and laser micrometer.
• Read and interpret complex engineering drawings and specifications.
• Machine parts to tolerances as tight as 0.010mm / 10 microns.
• Operate multiple machines simultaneously during production runs.
• Maintain accurate machining and TPM documentation.
• Adhere to manufacturing procedures, quality standards, and H&S guidelines.
• Ensure confidentiality and care when handling customer components.
• Consistently deliver reliable, high-quality workmanship.

Skills

Reading drawings

Precision machining

Engineering interpretation

Tools

CNC Turning Lathes

Micrometers

Calipers

Shadowgraph

Laser micrometer

Job description

Excellent Pay * Shift Allowance * Overtime at Time & ½ and Double Time * Modern High-Tech Facility

Are you an experienced CNC Setter Operator looking for a role with great earning potential, state-of-the-art machinery, and a stable, supportive engineering environment? We're recruiting skilled machinists to join a well-established precision manufacturing team in Wigston, Leicester, working with high-performance components and tight-tolerance machining.

Shift Pattern (Rotating)

CNC Setter Operator - High-Precision Engineering - Leicester

Excellent Pay * Shift Allowance * Overtime at Time & ½ and Double Time * Modern High-Tech Facility

Are you an experienced CNC Setter Operator looking for a role with great earning potential, state-of-the-art machinery, and a stable, supportive engineering environment? We're recruiting skilled machinists to join a well-established precision manufacturing team in Wigston, Leicester, working with high-performance components and tight-tolerance machining.

Shift Pattern (Rotating)

Mornings:
Mon-Thu: 6:00am - 2:30pm
Fri: 6:00am - 11:30am

Afternoons:
Mon-Thu: 2:00pm - 10:30pm
Fri: 11:30am - 5:00pm

The Role

As a CNC Setter Operator, you will set and run CNC Turning Lathes to manufacture high-precision components to exceptionally tight tolerances. You'll be part of a highly skilled team operating modern, well-maintained machinery in a fast-paced yet supportive environment.

This role suits someone who enjoys technical challenges, variety, and working to elite precision standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high-accuracy components to extremely tight tolerances

• Perform in-process inspection using micrometers, calipers, shadow graph, and laser micrometer

• Read and interpret complex engineering drawings and specifications

• Machine parts to tolerances as tight as 0.010mm / 10 microns

• Operate multiple machines simultaneously during production runs

• Maintain accurate machining and TPM documentation

• Adhere to manufacturing procedures, quality standards, and H&S guidelines

• Ensure confidentiality and care when handling customer components

• Consistently deliver reliable, high-quality workmanship
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Ability to read and interpret detailed engineering drawings

• Strong background in precision machining (tight tolerances essential)

• Skilled in the use of precision measuring equipment
  
  

⭐ Additional Benefits

• Work with high-performance materials such as titanium, super alloys, and maraging steels

• Opportunity to learn and expand into programming, optimisation, or multi-axis work

• Exposure to complex, low-volume, high-value components
  

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