Our Principal Consultant Robin Thomas, is looking for a highly experienced CNC Setter/Operator to join one of the UKs most respected precision engineering companies.

Our client services blue-chip clients across a broad range of sectors including Aerospace, Defence, Motorsport, and Robotics.

All out of their Hertfordshire based, high-quality engineering facility that offers a clinical and precise working environment, utilising state of the art machine tools and supporting equipment.

As a CNC Setter/Operator, youll join a well-established team of CNC Engineers, and have the chance to produce highly complex components that test your abilities on the cutting edge of machined componentry.

Key Duties & Responsibilities 

Day to day, youll be ensuring mills have minimal downtime, working efficiently to produce high precision components to drawing specifications, always keeping the mills in a clean operational condition.

Working from tooling information given by programmer Setting Tools Defining machine datums Prove out new jobs Editing machine offsets Carrying out first off inspection checks Maintaining machining tolerances Interpreting engineering drawings Collaborating with inspectors to ensure drawings tolerances are met Self-management of workload to work efficiently Working to 5S

Key Skills & Experience

4 Years previous experience Operating CNC Mills 4 Years previous experience Setting and operating Background producing CNC components for motorsport, aerospace or similar industries requiring high standards Operating Lathes and Mills Good time keeping Understanding engineering drawings Carrying out first off inspection checks Acute attention to detail

Preferred 

Experience using Heidenhain controls and DMG Machines Level 3 B-Tech Mechanical Engineering NVQ Level 3 Apprentice Trained

Contact Robin today to learn more about this CNC Setter/Operator role, or click below to get started with your application right away.