CNC Turner Lates

Response Personnel; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day week

Late-shift premium

28 days holiday incl. Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Healthcare scheme

Job summary

Response Personnel is assisting a well‑established precision engineering client in Leighton Buzzard to hire an experienced CNC Turner/Programmer. The role requires writing new CNC programs from scratch, plus setting and operating the machines on the late shift within a four‑day week.

The successful candidate will have several years of programming, setting and operating CNC turning machines, excellent G-code skills, and the ability to complete full machine setups with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Proven experience programming, setting and operating 2-axis CNC turning machines.
• Able to write new CNC programs from scratch at the machine, with little supervision.
• Strong knowledge of G-code programming.
• Full machine set-up from drawing to finished component, including material, tooling, speeds, feeds.
• Able to edit and optimise existing programs.
• Understanding engineering drawings, tolerances, surface finishes and in-process inspection.
• Experience producing one-off and low-to-medium-volume components in various metals.
• Part sizes from Ø25 mm x 100 mm up to Ø300 mm x 3 m.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Already established in your career; not suitable for training.
• Desirable: Fanuc controls and Fanuc Manual Guide i software.

Responsibilities

• This is a CNC programming role - not a setter/operator-only position. Write new CNC programs from scratch at the machine and set/operate with minimal supervision.

Skills

2-axis CNC turning

Programming

G-code

Tools

Fanuc controls

Job description

CNC Turner / Programmer 2-Axis CNC Turning | Permanent Late Shift | 4-Day Week £50,654-£57,319 per annum, including late-shift premium

This is a CNC programming role - not a setter/operator-only position. You must be confident writing new CNC turning programs from scratch at the machine, as well as setting and operating, with minimal supervision. Response Personnel is recruiting an experienced CNC Turner/Programmer on behalf of our client, a well-established precision engineering company, to join their late shift on a permanent basis. This is a genuine four-day working week: the shift finishes at 1.00 am on Friday morning, and you do not return to work until 4.30 pm on Monday. Our client is specifically looking for someone who is already established in their career, with several years' experience programming, setting and operating CNC turning machines. Unfortunately, candidates who would require training to develop into programming cannot be considered, as our client does not currently have the capacity to provide this. The salary £50,654-£57,319 per annum including the late-shift premium, depending on experience.

Essential experience

• Proven experience programming, setting and operating 2-axis CNC turning machines.
• Able to write new CNC programs from scratch/long-hand at the machine, with little or no supervision.
• Strong working knowledge of G-code programming.
• Confident completing the full machine set-up from engineering drawing to finished component, including material, tooling, speeds, feeds and cutting conditions.
• Able to edit and optimise existing programs where required.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, geometric tolerances, surface finishes and in-process inspection.
• Experience producing one-off and low-to-medium-volume precision components in a range of hard and soft metals.
• Confident working on parts from approximately Ø25 mm x 100 mm up to Ø300 mm x 3 m.
• Hoist training is provided.
• Quality-driven, self-motivated and able to work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Already established in your career - this role is not suitable for candidates who would need training to develop into programming.

Desirable experience

• Fanuc controls and Fanuc Manual Guide i software.

Package and benefits

• Permanent, full-time position with an immediate start available.
• Four-day week: Monday-Wednesday 4.30 pm-3.30 am; Thursday 4.30 pm-1.00 am - finishing for the week in the early hours of Friday morning and not returning until 4.30 pm on Monday.
• Late-shift premium paid at time plus one third.
• 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays, plus additional Christmas shutdown holiday.
• Pension scheme and healthcare scheme.

About our client

Our client manufactures low-volume, high-quality tubular and threaded components for sectors including aerospace, oil and gas, and defence. They are a well-established precision engineering company, known for honesty, flexibility, communication and continual investment in their people, skills and services - more than 50% of the team have over 10 years' service.

Applicants must already be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK. Our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.