Skilled CNC Machinist

Winsearch; Simonstone; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Winsearch is recruiting a skilled CNC Machinist for Burnley. The role covers day, twilight and night shifts with hourly rates set for each shift, reflecting premium for non-day hours. The candidate will set up and operate CNC lathes, read drawings, and ensure components meet tight tolerances. We value stainless steel experience and strong attention to quality.

Qualifications

• Must be time served or have an equivalent qualification.
• Experience with CNC turning and reading engineering drawings.
• Experience with machining stainless steels and working to tight tolerances is preferred.
• Proficient in set up, operation and adjustment of tool and fixture offsets on CNC machines.

Responsibilities

• Set up tools and load materials onto CNC machines.
• Carry out machining of components.
• Measure components with inspection equipment to ensure drawings and tolerances are met.
• Read, interpret and work from engineering drawings.
• Contribute to team working environment and continuous improvement.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment and observe lean 5S principles.

Skills

CNC Turning

Reading drawings

Quality inspection

Tool setup

Lean manufacturing

Education

Time served / equivalent qualification

Tools

Fanuc controls

Okuma controls

Mazak controls

Job description

Skilled CNC Machinist

Burnley

Day shift: Mon to Thurs 07:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and Friday 07:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.

Twilight Shift: Mon to Thurs 4pm to midnight and Friday 12 noon to 6 pm

Night Shift: Mon to Thurs 10:00 p.m. - 07:30 a.m.

£16.21 p/h for Day Shift , £21.76 p/h for Twilight Shift, £21.01 p/h for Night Shift

Responsibilities:

• Set up tools and load materials onto CNC machine.
• Carry out machining of components.
• To measure components produced on machines and use inspection equipment to ensure that components are manufactured to drawing dimensions and tolerances.
• Read, interpret and work from engineering drawings.
• Contribute to a team working environment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Manually handle weights up to 25kg.
• Complete quality documentation.
• Use computer equipment for data purposes.
• Work to lean theory.
• Observe and practice the 5S principles.

The Candidate:

• Must be time served and/or have equivalent qualification
• Experienced with CNC Turning
• Desirable to have had experience of working with stainless steels and machine programming using Fanuc/Okuma/Mazak CNC controls.
• Be proficient at set up, operation and adjustment of tool and fixture offsets on CNC machine tools as well as conventional milling machines would be preferred.
• Experience of working to tight tolerances.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and quality plans.
• Prior knowledge and experience of machining stainless steels in a variety of forms including billet, castings and pressings would be advantageous.

Winsearch acts as an employment agency for permanent staff. We recruit for roles based in Engineering & Manufacturing, Food & Drinks, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain & Procurement and Professional Services.

Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!

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