Machine Operative

AJN Steelstock; Templecombe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension 5%

Private medical healthcare

Life insurance

Two weeks sick pay

Holiday after 12 months

Specsavers vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

AJN Steelstock in the United Kingdom is seeking CNC-based machine operators to process customer orders to specification on saws, drills, plasma profiling and other machinery. The role involves reading drawings, preparing tooling and working safely within quality procedures.

You will join a team on day, mid or night shifts with overtime available; training is provided on day shift and there are opportunities for progression and additional benefits including pension, life cover and healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience reading drawings and using measuring equipment.
• Experience with CNC machinery is beneficial.
• Forklift/CombiLift experience is advantageous.
• Team player able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Operate a selection of manual and CNC based machinery for metal processing.
• Process steel to customers’ requirements and tolerances. Work within the company’s quality system to ensure the full traceability of customer orders
• Be competent at reading drawings, orders and following verbal instructions, be available to train others in this area
• Able to work to high standards under your own initiative and pressure
• Operate forklifts, Combilifts and the crane, safely and in a controlled manner
• Working as part of our team of operators, processing steel to order, as and when orders are generated
• Collating aforementioned orders, including banding, palletising, bagging and preparing them for loading
• Loading, off loading of plate and parts from the plasma machines
• Identify and locate different steel products using appropriate measuring equipment.

Skills

Reading drawings

Measuring equipment

Quality awareness

Training others

Tools

CNC machinery

Forklift/CombiLift

Job description

AJN Steelstock is one of the UK’s leading steel stockholders operating from two sites in Kentford, Suffolk and Henstridge, Somerset.

We have an outstanding reputation for service and reliability and are proud of our continued inclusion in the Sunday Times PwC Top Track 250 League Table and the London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’.

Job Overview

Working as part of a team of operators to process customer orders to specifications using a selection of CNC based machinery. More specifically, current vacancies include the operation of the following CNC based machines - saws, drills, rapid and plasma profiling machines.

Additionally, the roles will involve the use of CombiLifts (multi directional forklifts).

Salary:

Day shift: £26,500 – £30,000 per annum

Mid shift: £29,210 – £34,500 per annum

Night shift: £33,020 – £39,000 per annum

Overtime -Pre authorised overtime available at time and a half, after 40 hours.

Shift Available:

Day shift (40 hours per week): Monday to Friday (06:00 – 14:00),

Mid shift (40 hours per week): Monday to Friday (14:00 – 22:00),

Night shift (40 hours per week): Sunday to Thursday (22:00 – 06:00)

This includes a 30 minute paid break. All training carried out on day shift.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operate a selection of manual and CNC based machinery for metal processing
• Process steel to customers’ requirements and tolerances. Work within the company’s quality system to ensure the full traceability of customer orders
• Be competent at reading drawings, orders and following verbal instructions, be available to train others in this area
• Able to work to high standards under your own initiative and pressure
• Operate forklifts, Combilifts and the crane, safely and in a controlled manner
• Working as part of our team of operators, processing steel to order, as and when orders are generated
• Collating aforementioned orders, including banding, palletising, bagging and preparing them for loading
• Loading, off loading of plate and parts from the plasma machines
• Identify and locate different steel products using appropriate measuring equipment.

Experience

• Experience using measuring equipment, reading drawings, forklifts, CombiLifts or side loaders is beneficial
• Experience using CNC machinery is highly beneficial.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and annual salary reviews
• Performance appraisals and annual bonus scheme
• Opportunity for overtime (subject to job role)
• Additional opportunities for training and development
• Contributory pension scheme (5%)
• Life insurance
• Length of service rewards
• Private medical healthcare
• Two weeks sick pay allowance (after 5 years’ service)
• Five additional days holiday after 12 months’ service
• Specsavers vouchers to those that specifically require it for their role
• Employee Assistance Programme