CNC Turner Setter Operator

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Sutton, Essex, Essex
11 months ago
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CNC Turner, Setter, Operator - Sliding or Fixed Head Lathes

They are required to have the following skills:

  • Set and run Fixed Head/Sliding Head CNC Turning Machines, with Fanuc and Seiki controls.

  • Read Engineering Drawings

  • Experience with Bar Feed Machines

  • Able to set and run Twin Spindle Twin Turret Machines (optional)

  • Machines are Doosan, Hardinge, Mori and Star with Fanuc control panels

  • Aerospace manufacturing, working with all material from Aluminium, stainless steels, and Inconel

  • Familiar with Fanuc Control

    Salary £34,000 - £36,000 Per Year
    16 days holiday, plus bank holidays
    Ideally a car driver due to location
    Aerospace experience desirable
    Hours of work Monday-Thursday 6.45am-4.30pm Over Time Available
    Holiday, Pension, Life Assurance and Healthcare plus Christmas Closure.

    Why us?
    Be part of a dynamic and creative environment to utilise your engineering expertise in Machining, Quality and Product Design, working for a company with numerous quality awards and accreditations working with leading aerospace companies such as Rolls Royce, Boeing and Airbus.

    Join a supportive and growing team, with highly knowledgeable and diverse staff, many working with us for more than 20 years! As a profitable company, we need to expand our team and talent base.

    Our staff employment package is desirable and puts focus on your health and wellbeing. Our working hours, Monday to Thursday 6.45am-4.30pm, enable staff to have a good work-life balance. We offer employees pension cover, life assurance, employee assistance programme, healthcare plan and business closure over the Christmas season

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