Engineering Machinist

TipTopJob; Bradford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Engineering Machinist to join their team in Bradford. This role involves a variety of repair tasks, from accurately measuring damaged components to operating manual lathes and mills to create precise new parts. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in machining, either through apprenticeship or formal training, and must be able to work independently while adhering to safety standards. If you possess the ability to deliver high-quality work with a professional finish, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a company with a long-standing history in the textile machinery sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in machining and engineering processes is essential.
• Ability to measure and finish parts accurately.

Responsibilities

• Repair and rebuild damaged machinery parts accurately.
• Use lathes and mills to produce new parts as required.

Skills

Machining

Welding

Lathe Operation

Milling

Measuring Parts

Education

Apprenticeship in Engineering

Formal Training in Machining

Tools

Colchester Mastiff Lathe

Bridgeport Mill

Boko Universal Mill

Adcock Shipley Horizontal Mill

Job description

Engineering Machinist

A £16.03ph + overtime paid at time and a half and double time depending on hours worked, weekend work, bank holidays, etc.

Location: Bradford BD3

Elliott Musgrave Ltd. was founded in 1904 as patternmakers and now also repair damaged textile machinery parts, making new parts where the originals are beyond repair. We are now looking to recruit a multi-skilled Engineering Machinist.

The Position

The Engineering Machinist will be involved in all aspects of repair work, varying from turning large rollers to stripping and rebuilding items such as gearboxes, pumps, shafts, etc., and making new accurate and well-finished parts as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Accurately measuring damaged parts to enable new parts to be produced.
2. Welding worn parts in order to re-machine them to original dimensions (welding not absolutely essential).
3. Cutting raw material for machining or fabrications as the need arises, and completing the whole job.
4. Ability to use lathes, including 3 metre Colchester Mastiff, Mascot & Student manual machines.
5. Milling on Bridgeport and Boko universal and Adcock Shipley horizontal mills; no CNC.

Ideal Attributes

1. Apprentice or formally trained background.
2. A good working knowledge of machining and related engineering processes.
3. Ability to work safely and independently.
4. Ability to work in both Imperial and Metric, often on the same job.
5. A good standard of ability to finish a part properly, accurately, and with a professional appearance.

Interested in this Engineering Machinist role? Apply by return.

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