Senior CNC Turner/Programmer (2-Axis) – Four-Day Week

Response Personnel; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day week

Late-shift premium

28 days holiday incl. Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Healthcare scheme

Job summary

Response Personnel is assisting a well‑established precision engineering client in Leighton Buzzard to hire an experienced CNC Turner/Programmer. The role requires writing new CNC programs from scratch, plus setting and operating the machines on the late shift within a four‑day week.

The successful candidate will have several years of programming, setting and operating CNC turning machines, excellent G-code skills, and the ability to complete full machine setups with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Proven experience programming, setting and operating 2-axis CNC turning machines.
• Able to write new CNC programs from scratch at the machine, with little supervision.
• Strong knowledge of G-code programming.
• Full machine set-up from drawing to finished component, including material, tooling, speeds, feeds.
• Able to edit and optimise existing programs.
• Understanding engineering drawings, tolerances, surface finishes and in-process inspection.
• Experience producing one-off and low-to-medium-volume components in various metals.
• Part sizes from Ø25 mm x 100 mm up to Ø300 mm x 3 m.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Already established in your career; not suitable for training.
• Desirable: Fanuc controls and Fanuc Manual Guide i software.

Responsibilities

• This is a CNC programming role - not a setter/operator-only position. Write new CNC programs from scratch at the machine and set/operate with minimal supervision.

Skills

2-axis CNC turning

Programming

G-code

Tools

Fanuc controls

Job description

Response Personnel is assisting a well‑established precision engineering client in Leighton Buzzard to hire an experienced CNC Turner/Programmer. The role requires writing new CNC programs from scratch, plus setting and operating the machines on the late shift within a four‑day week.

The successful candidate will have several years of programming, setting and operating CNC turning machines, excellent G-code skills, and the ability to complete full machine setups with minimal supervision.