CNC Turning Technician (Weekend Shift - Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Ricardo; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Royal Leamington Spa is seeking a CNC Turning Technician for weekend shifts. The role involves working with high-quality transmission components in motorsport and aerospace, focusing on small batch CNC turning. Applicants should possess strong skills in interpreting technical drawings and operating various CNC lathes, such as Victor, Leadwell, and Doosan models. A proactive approach to teamwork and problem-solving is essential. Competitive hourly rate and an inclusive workplace culture are provided.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace culture

Opportunity for skill development

Qualifications

• Proven ability to interpret technical drawings and planning route cards.
• Experience working on CNC lathes.
• Familiarity with Fanuc controls is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support small batch CNC turning work for high-quality transmission components.
• Work within a small, focused team with offline programming tools.
• Adjust speeds and feeds in CNC programmes as necessary.

Skills

Interpret technical drawings

CNC lathes operation

Familiarity with Fanuc controls

Read and edit CNC programmes

Flexible team support

Tools

Victor Turn II 26 HD

Leadwell LTC 25iL with Siemens 828D

Doosan Puma GT3100

Job description

CNC Turning Technician (Weekend Shift - Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Job Locations UK-Warwickshire-Leamington Spa

ID 2025-3219

Overview

Role: CNC Turning Technician (Weekend Shift - Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Role ID: 2025 - 3219

Salary: £23.29 per hour (inclusive of 30% weekend shift premium). This will increase to 2026 rate for March start date.

The Role

A Friday, Saturday, Sunday shift - 12 hour shifts, commencing March 2026.

This position supports small batch CNC turning work for high-quality transmission components in motorsport and aerospace, working within a small, focused team and supported by offline programming tools.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Proven ability to interpret technical drawings and planning route cards to produce components to the highest quality, within routed timeframes
• Experience working on CNC lathes, including:
  • Victor Turn II 26 HD
  • Leadwell LTC 25iL with Siemens 828D
  • Doosan Puma GT3100
• Familiarity with Fanuc controls is essential; knowledge of Siemens controls is advantageous
• Ability to read, understand, and edit CNC programmes, including adjusting speeds and feeds as necessary
• Working knowledge of turning tips and their correct applications
• Advantageous: experience operating a small manual lathe and/or Harrison Alpha 400 Plus NC lathe
• Comfortable working in a small team with a proactive and innovative approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
• Flexible in supporting other areas of manufacturing when required
• Willingness to work additional hours to help meet delivery deadlines

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via [e-mail] if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.