CNC Turner Setter/Operator (Single Point Diamond Turning)

Gooch & Housego; Dowlish Ford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium after training (20%)

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Gooch & Housego Ilminster in Somerset is recruiting a CNC Single Point Diamond Turning Setter/Operator to join our world-class optics manufacturing team. You will work with to micron and sub-micron tolerances, producing ultra-precision optical components using advanced CNC diamond turning technology.

The role offers full-time permanent employment with a rotational shift pattern, a competitive salary, and a 20% shift premium after training plus excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong CNC turning experience.
• Experience working to extremely tight tolerances.
• Quality-first mindset and pride in right-first-time output.
• Ability to learn on specialist equipment and maintain safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Produce ultra-precision optical components using CNC diamond turning.
• Maintain sub-micron tolerances and nanometre surface finishes.
• Work accurately to engineered dimensions and quality targets.

Skills

CNC turning

Attention to detail

Tight tolerances

Quality mindset

Right-first-time

Job description

CNC Turners…Are you ready to take precision engineering to the next level?

G&H Ilminster in Somerset is looking for a CNC Single Point Diamond Turning Setter/Operator to join our world-class optics manufacturing team.

You may not have worked with Single Point Diamond Turning before, but if you're an experienced CNC Turner who regularly works to micron or sub-micron tolerances, we'd love to hear from you.

We're particularly interested in people from industries such as:

• Aerospace & Defence
• Semiconductor
• Medical Devices
• Precision Engineering
• High-specification Manufacturing

In this role you'll be producing ultra-precision optical components for demanding, mission-critical applications, achieving sub-micron tolerances and nanometre-level surface finishes using advanced CNC diamond turning technology.

We're looking for people who can demonstrate:

• Strong CNC turning experience
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Experience working to extremely tight tolerances
• A quality-first mindset
• Pride in producing right-first-time components

Full training will be provided on our specialist equipment for candidates with the right transferable skills.

What's in it for you…

• Ilminster, Somerset
• Full-time, permanent, working a rotational shift pattern
• Competitive salary + 20% shift premium after training + excellent benefit

Notes: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and dimensions for the role. Therefore, this job description does not describe any individual role holder. In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.

The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunity or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national laws under which the Company operates.

Potential candidates should be aware that many of the employment roles at Gooch & Housego are subject to government security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities that you may have previously held and your place of birth, could restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

All UK applicants must, as a minimum, be able to successfully complete security vetting to the UK government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard, which includes a criminal record check being performed. Many roles may also require higher levels of security vetting to be completed, where applicants must typically have been continuously resident within the UK for the past five to ten years.