CNC Turner

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight

25 days holiday

Company pension 10%

Life assurance 4x salary

Healthcare cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual salary review

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is managing a CNC Turner vacancy on Cardiff outskirts, offering a salary of £44,000 plus bonus, OT, and benefits. The role involves programming at the machine from drawings and using CAM software, with a focus on high-precision components and strict tolerances.

You will program, set and operate CNC lathes, inspect finished parts, and support the production team while upholding safety and housekeeping standards. Experience with FANUC controls is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in CNC turning or precision machining.
• Proven experience programming, setting and operating CNC lathes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Program, set and operate CNC lathes to manufacture components from drawings.
• Inspect components to ensure they meet tolerances and quality standards.
• Support production, maintain housekeeping and safety, and guide colleagues where needed.

Skills

CNC turning experience

Reading drawings

Inspection/quality checking

Tools

Fanuc controls

CAM software

Job description

CNC Programmer/Setter - Turning

Cardiff Outskirts - easily accessible from M4 and most locations

£44,000 + Bonus + OT + Medical + EAP + Pension + Life Assurance + Annual salary review

Yolk Recruitment is exclusively managing a new CNC Turner opportunity with this long-standing engineering business, a key supplier to a global AAA client base with a strong long-term order book and significant growth plans ahead.

This is a Programmer/Setter role, working with a range of machinery on site, primarily with fanuc controls The ideal candidate will be able to programme at the machine from drawings, and use CAM software, though existing skills can be developed.

This is what you'll be doing:

• Programme, set and operate CNC lathes to manufacture high-precision components in line with engineering drawings and required tolerances.
• Inspect components to ensure they meet drawing tolerances, to the quality required
• Support the wider production team, maintaining high standards of housekeeping and safety, and providing guidance to colleagues where required.

The experience you'll need in this role:

• Previous experience working in a similar CNC Turning or precision machining role, ideally with 3-5 years' experience.
• Proven experience programming, setting and operating CNC lathes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and dimensional tolerances, with strong attention to detail.

And this is what you'll get in return:

• Salary increase after 12 months' service
• 9 day fortnight - every other Friday off!
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• 10% company pension
• Life assurance x4 salary
• Access to a healthcare cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme.

Are you up to the challenge?

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