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CNC Machinist Team Leader

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6 months ago
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Salary: £40,560+ / £20+ per hour dependent on experience

Permanent, Full-time

Hours: Monday – Thursday: 7.00am – 3.30pm and Friday: 7.00am – 2.30pm

Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire

Multi-Tech Engineering (UK) Limited is a privately owned engineering company who have been supplying a wide range of precision manufacturing services to the Power Generation, Marine, Aerospace, and Defence sectors since 1988. The company specialises in medium to heavy engineering, manufacturing a diverse range of components from drawings, 3D CAD models using CAM, design projects and samples.

Due to expansion, we are looking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated CNC Machinist/ Programmer Team Leader with high-level turning and milling skill sets.

If you are a highly skilled and experienced CNC Machinist Team Leader with programming abilities from a Turning/Milling background and are looking for your next challenge, then we can offer you a great working environment and excellent future opportunities.

Benefits

39 hours working week
Travel allowance
Free on-site gym facilities
Free private individual health insurance and health care cash plan
Free on-site parking
Company pension scheme
30 days holiday – including bank Holidays
Overtime availability (OT paid at time and a half)
Progression opportunities
Refer a friend scheme £** on passed probation
Role & Responsibilities

Manufacture components to drawings and specifications, working to exacting standards and precision and within the company quality, health and safety, and work control procedures
Adhere to internal quality procedures and maintain the standards necessary to satisfy the company quality standards (ISO 9001:2015)
Assist in the development of Tooling Libraries and Standard Operating Procedures
Assist in the day to day running of the Turning and Milling Sections; the organisation of staff, materials, and equipment to ensure that the sections deliver an efficient and high-quality service.
Assist in training and staff development including mentoring apprentices
Identify and collaborate with continual improvement strategies
Adhere to the company Health and Safety Policy and procedures
Promote an employee-orientated company culture that emphasises quality, health and safety, continuous improvement, and high performance
You will have experience in:

Conversant in Haas and or Heidenheim programming
Conversant in Fanuc and Siemens programming
Haas Machining Centres (vertical and or horizontal)
Doosan 700LM II Mill/Turn and Weiler E-Series Flat Bed
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings/geometric tolerancing.
Experience of working with castings, forgings, alloy, and stainless steels
Vice, jigs and fixturing, angle plates and rotary axis experience
You will have qualifications and skills in:

Recognised Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering
Ability to produce high quality precision components to tight tolerances
Be conversant with imperial/metric measurements and measuring equipment
Be conversant with modern machining practices/methods and tooling
Programming abilities
CAM software knowledge would be advantageous but non-essential
Understand technical drawings and geometric tolerance
Methodical approach with a high degree of diligence
Staff supervision and training/mentoring
Excellent time and utilisation skills
Initiative-taking/an enthusiastic approach
Work Authorisation:  Candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

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