Workshop Machinist

Miller's Vanguard; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

City & Guilds accredited training

Company pension

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Miller's Vanguard is seeking an experienced Machinist to join our Mossfield Mill workshop in Bury. The role covers repair and refurbishment of machine parts and machining of new components using lathes, milling machines and pillar drills.

You will contribute to refurbishments and new builds. You will read and draw technical drawings, maintain stock of raw materials, keep the workshop safe, and respond promptly to requests from the workshop manager.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and draw up technical drawings of each component.
• Strong work ethic and proactive approach to work.
• High level of communication skills.
• Professional attitude and willingness to be flexible.
• High level of attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Repairing and producing new parts/components on lathe, milling and pillar drill machines.
• Manufacture custom parts and generate technical drawings as required.
• Maintain stock levels of raw materials.
• Keep the work area safe and tidy at all times.
• Respond promptly to requests from the workshop manager and carry out ad hoc duties.
• Follow company working policies and practices.

Skills

Drawing interpretation

Precision measurement

Communication

Flexibility

Proactive work ethic

Tools

Lathe

Milling machine

Pillar drill

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Machinist to join our existing team to work in our state-of-the-art purpose built Workshop at Mossfield Mill, Bury. The role is the repair and refurbishment of machine parts and the machining of new components.

Your Role:

• Repairing and producing new parts/components on the following types of machines: Lathe's
• Miller's
• Pillar Drill's

• Manufacturing custom parts
• Generating technical drawings where required
• Maintaining stock levels of raw material
• Always keeping work area safe and tidy
• To respond promptly to requests in a timely manner and carry out any reasonable ad hoc duties requested by the workshop manager.
• To follow company working policies and practices

Time served Machinist

• The ability to read and draw up technical drawings of each component
• A strong work ethic and proactive approach to work
• High level of communication skills.
• A professional attitude towards work and willingness to be flexible
• A high level of attention to detail

Miller's Vanguard are proud to have been supporting all the UK's Supermarket chains for over 40 years, in brief, we are the people in the background ensuring that supermarkets keep the Nation fed! Maintaining a wide and varied range of assets from food production equipment through to loading bay lifts.

Our service are as follows:

• Nationwide reactive maintenance
• Hygienic Deep cleaning & Planned maintenance services
• Refurbishment, logistics and installation of equipment

We do all of this with the firm foundations of being owned by the global Ali Group, whose turnover is in excess of £4 billion p.a.

Our people

Despite being a large operation here at Miller's Vanguard we still firmly believe in running the business like we have done for the last 40 years, by valuing our biggest asset we have YOU...the employee.

Our team of over 390 employees have the advantage of working in state-of-the-art working environments:

• New Technical response centre
• Award Winning research, Innovation, and recycling facility
• Industry leading Mercedes Benz fleet

We believe in providing you with the very best environment and tools to do the job.

Career Development

Training is also a huge part of our culture here at Miller's Vanguard and our City and Guilds accredited training centre is where we coach and develop our employees regardless of your position or your length of service, we want to make sure that our staff can progress and keep pace with ever changing equipment technologies.

Why Join Us

• Training in our City & Guilds accredited academy
• Job Specific Uniform & tooling for all roles
• Company wide fun days and charity events
• Company Pension
• 24 days holiday + bank holidaysRegular staff 'treats' for employees and their families