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CNC Miller - Aerospace

The Collective Network
Bourne End, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AX, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£40,000 – £45,000 pa
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Salary

£40,000 – £45,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Part-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Posted
29 Apr 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

4-day work week
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CNC Miller - Aerospace

Bedfordshire

Up to £45,000

Do you want to be a key member of the team, producing parts within an R&D lead machine shop? Is machining a variety of parts important to you to ensure each day is different? Do you like the idea of only working 4 days every week? Read on!

The Business;

You will be working for a well-known name in the aerospace industry, producing critical parts day in day out! A lot of what the business do is R&D lead, high value parts, so no two days will be the same. The business also offer a 4-day working week, meaning every week you get a 3-day weekend!

The Role;

You will be proving out programs on the machine, setting tooling correctly and operating the machine, changing speed and feeds to ensure precision parts are correctly machined. There are both Fanuc and Heidenhain controlled machines that you will be setting and operating. Inspecting parts during and after machining is essential to make sure parts are within tight tolerance and to the engineering drawing.

What we need from you;

Previous 5 Axis CNC Milling experience on Fanuc or Heidenhain controls

Machined low volume, high precision parts

Metallics machining experience is required

Are you ticking the boxes above? Click apply and Chris Smith will be in touch with the details! Even if your CV isn't fully up to date, click apply and Chris can help you fill in the blanks

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