CNC Machinist - Night Shift

High Wycombe
3 weeks ago
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Job Description

Machinist - Nightshift

The Company

A leading worldwide engineering company who are renowned for their design, manufacture and installation of special purpose machinery used in a number of different industries.

The Role

Responsible for the safe machining of components to meet drawing specification requirements. This includes providing quick response to manufacturing requests. The purpose of the role is to meet the key tasks and responsibilities listed below to the best standard possible in line with the relevant KPIs.

The work will include the following:

Machine components using drawings, programs, and printouts as requested. This will include programming (where applicable), prove-out, and running of the machines on a regular basis

Ensure machines work to their optimum effectiveness, following the defined manufacturing process.

Complete quality checks in line with business requirements and fulfill any documentation in respect of this.

Notify and record all machine breakdowns, however minor, as laid out in procedures

Be flexible and support unmanned machining at all times.

Undertake duties as required by Machine Shop Supervision

Operate multiple machines wherever possible

Reduce manufacturing set and run times

The Candidate

To apply for this role, you must

  1. Machining Apprenticeship or similar time-served machining experience

  2. Experience working with CNC Turning machines, any milling experience would be advantagous

  3. Experience with multi-axis machines is an advantage but not essential (training provided)

  4. Formal Engineering qualification (minimum City and Guilds or equivalent)

  5. Experience using different types of metrology with the ability to check own work equipment

    Hours



Monday to Wednesday: 9:15 PM – 7:30 AM

*

Thursday: 9:15 PM – 6:00 AM

Reward

The company will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary

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