Craft Machinist Practitioner

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Burghfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

Pension scheme (9-13%)

Maternity/Paternity leave

Professional development funding

Employee assistance programme

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave for volunteering and civ

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment is seeking a Craft Machinist Practitioner to produce high precision components and operate machine tools on an onsite basis at RG30 3RP. The role requires working a 9-day fortnight with every other Friday off and a strong commitment to safety, quality and teamwork.

The successful candidate will multi-task across multiple machines, support continuous improvement, and mentor apprentices while maintaining compliance and adhering to procedures.

Qualifications

• Siemens programming experience is advantageous, but not essential.
• Good understanding of turning, setting, and operating.
• Knowledge of turn/mill is desirable.
• Carry out 6s activities in line with business area requirements.
• To undertake and maintain all training in your core role and linked disciplines.
• Understand and execute compliance with necessary procedures in the execution of the role.
• Participate in task review planning activities and route card generation where required.
• Contribute to the drafting of safety and operational documentation as required by the business area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the production of high precision components to meet the required customer specification.
• Maintain safe operation of machine tools and all other related equipment.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player.
• Multi-task across multiple machine tools and manufacturing areas.
• Undertake route cause analysis for problem solving.
• Support and participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Act as a role model and mentor peers and apprentices as required by the business area.

Skills

Siemens programming

Turning

Setting

Operating

Turn-mill knowledge

6S activities

Training & development

Procedural compliance

Route card generation

Safety documentation drafting

Job description

Location & Compensation

Craft Machinist Practitioner

Package: Starting min £30,150 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working Pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day.

Location: RG30 3RP, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. This role is operational and customer facing, so employees are required to work fully onsite. We support flexible working arrangements where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, while maintaining an onsite presence. Please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working pattern as part of your application.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the production of high precision components to meet the required customer specification.
• Maintain safe operation of machine tools and all other related equipment.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player.
• Multi-task across multiple machine tools and manufacturing areas.
• Undertake route cause analysis for problem solving.
• Support and participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Act as a role model and mentor peers and apprentices as required by the business area.

Qualifications & Experience

• Siemens Programming experience is advantageous, but not essential.
• Good understanding of turning, setting, and operating.
• Knowledge of turn/mill is desirable.
• Carry out 6s activities in line with business area requirements.
• To undertake and maintain all training in your core role and linked disciplines.
• Understand and execute compliance with necessary procedures in the execution of the role.
• Participate in task review planning activities and route card generation where required.
• Contribute to the drafting of safety and operational documentation as required by the business area.

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

Eligibility & Security Clearance

• You’ll need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE.
• The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

Culture & Inclusion

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Hiring Notes

We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.

Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.