Skilled CNC Operator

DCS Recruitment; Burnley; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Recruitment in Burnley, Lancashire, is seeking a skilled CNC Machinist to join an established engineering manufacturer. The role involves setting and operating CNC machines to produce precision components in line with drawings and tolerances.

You will work across day, twilight, and night shifts, with programming on Fanuc, Okuma or Mazak controls; loading materials; measuring parts and completing quality records. Flexibility to rotate shifts is essential.

Qualifications

• Time-served engineer with CNC setting, operating and programming experience.
• Experience with Fanuc, Okuma or Mazak controls.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and measure parts.

Responsibilities

• Setting tools, fixtures and machine offsets
• Loading materials onto CNC machines
• Setting and operating CNC lathes and machining centres
• Programming and adjusting machines using Fanuc, Okuma or Mazak controls
• Machining stainless-steel components
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
• Measuring completed components using appropriate inspection equipment
• Working accurately to tight tolerances
• Completing quality and traceability documentation

Skills

CNC setting

CNC programming

CNC operating

Job description

Skilled CNC Machinist

Location: Burnley, Lancashire
Pay: £16.21 per hour plus shift allowance
Contract: Full-time, permanent

We are recruiting an experienced Skilled CNC Machinist to join an established engineering manufacturer in Burnley. This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served engineer with CNC setting, operating and programming experience.

The position operates across a mixture of day, twilight and night shifts, so applicants must be flexible to work across the full rotating shift pattern.

The role

As a Skilled CNC Machinist, you will set and operate CNC machinery to manufacture high-quality components in line with engineering drawings, production targets and required tolerances.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Setting tools, fixtures and machine offsets
• Loading materials onto CNC machines
• Setting and operating CNC lathes and machining centres
• Programming and adjusting machines using Fanuc, Okuma or Mazak controls
• Machining stainless-steel components
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
• Measuring completed components using appropriate inspection equipment
• Working accurately to tight tolerances
• Completing quality and traceability documentation