CNC TURN/MILL/OPERATOR

Talent Media Ltd; New Lanark; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Media is recruiting an experienced CNC Turn/Mill Setter/Operator for an established precision engineering manufacturer based in Lanark. You will be hands-on, carrying out full machine set-ups and producing complex components to tight tolerances from engineering drawings.

The role involves two-shift style patterns with rotating day and night shifts; shift premiums apply. Applicants should have proven experience in CNC Turn/Mill settings, tooling, and quality inspection within aerospace or

Qualifications

• Experience setting and operating CNC turning or Turn/Mill machinery.
• Ability to complete a full machine setup without supervision.
• Understanding of cutting tools, feeds, speeds, offsets and workholding.
• Competence reading and interpreting detailed engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate CNC Turn/Mill machinery.
• Carry out full machine changeovers.
• Select and install tooling, workholding and fixtures.
• Establish datums and tool/work offsets.
• Load, prove and adjust CNC programs.
• Produce and inspect first-off components.
• Manufacture complex parts to close tolerances from drawings.
• Monitor tool condition and adjust as needed.
• Inspect own work with precision measuring equipment.
• Maintain tolerances and required surface finishes.

Skills

CNC turning

CNC Turn/Mill

Machine setup

Reading drawings

Quality inspection

Measuring with micrometers

Live tooling

Aerospace industry exposure

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

NVQ machining qualification

Tools

Micrometers

Verniers

Bore gauges

Job description

CNC TURN/MILL SETTER/OPERATOR

Location: Lanark, South Lanarkshire

Salary: up to £18.18 per hour doe, plus applicable shift allowance

Hours: 37 paid hours per week

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Talent Media is recruiting an experienced CNC Turn/Mill Setter/Operator for an established precision engineering manufacturer based in Lanark.

The company manufactures complex, close-tolerance components for the aerospace sector and other demanding, quality-critical industries.

This is a hands‑on setter/operator position. You must be able to carry out full machine setups independently—it is not a machine-operating-only role.

THE ROLE

• Setting up and operating CNC Turn/Mill machinery.
• Completing full machine changeovers.
• Selecting and installing tooling, workholding and fixtures.
• Establishing datums and setting tool and work offsets.
• Loading, proving and adjusting CNC programs.
• Producing and inspecting first-off components.
• Manufacturing complex components from engineering drawings.
• Monitoring tool condition and making appropriate adjustments.
• Inspecting your own work using precision measuring equipment.
• Maintaining close tolerances and the required surface finishes.
• Identifying and resolving machining, tooling and process issues.
• Completing production and quality documentation accurately.
• Supporting routine machine maintenance and maintaining a safe working environment.

ABOUT YOU

To be considered, you should have:

• Previous experience setting and operating CNC turning or Turn/Mill machinery.
• The ability to complete a full machine setup without supervision.
• A practical understanding of cutting tools, feeds, speeds, offsets and workholding.
• The ability to read and interpret detailed engineering drawings.
• Experience manufacturing components to close tolerances.
• Confidence inspecting your own work using micrometers, verniers, bore gauges and other measuring equipment.
• A methodical approach with strong attention to quality and detail.

Experience with multi-axis machines, live tooling, twin-spindle or sub-spindle machining would be particularly relevant.

CNC program editing or programming experience would be advantageous. Previous experience within aerospace, defence, automotive, medical, oil and gas or another regulated manufacturing environment would also be beneficial.

An engineering apprenticeship, NVQ or equivalent machining qualification is desirable, although substantial relevant experience will also be considered.

SHIFT PATTERN

The current working pattern rotates between a five-day day shift and a four-night night shift:

Day shift:

• Monday to Thursday: 7:30am-4:00pm
• Friday: 7:30am-12:40pm

Night shift:

• Monday to Thursday: 9:30pm-7:30am

This provides an early finish every Friday while working days and a four-night working week while on nights.

Shift premiums are paid in addition to the basic hourly rate and can be up to 30%, depending on the shift worked.

Contracts also include flexibility to work a back shift should this be reintroduced in the future. No back shift is currently operating.

Applicants must therefore be comfortable working the current rotating day and night shift pattern and understand that a back shift could form part of the rotation in the future.