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Waterjet / Laserjet Engineer

Thorn Baker Industrial
Chesterfield
9 months ago
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Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are working in partnership with a local manufacturing company in their search for a Water-Jet Cutting Production Operative to join their team on a temporary to permanent basis. 

Our client manufacture parts and components used in the aerospace industry and have a vacancy within their CAD design and water jet cutting facility. 

**It is essential for this job that you have waterjet, laser or plasma cutting experience**

Job details:

  • Uploading files to the water jet control system
  • Additional set up - loading the cutting materials - this is heavy work!
  • Digging out beds, clearing drainage systems - this isn't a clean job! 

Ideal candidate:

  • You are a physically fit and energetic person 
  • Experience in plasma cutting and / or laser cutting
  • Basic CAD experience / ability to learn basic CAD design 
  • You are looking for a long term, permanent position as a result of this placement 

Working Hours: 

  • Regular days
  • Week 1: 6am-230pm Monday – Thursday, 6am-10am Friday
  • Week 2: 930am-6pm Monday – Thursday, 10am-2pm Friday

The Pay: 

  • £13.00 - £13.70 per hour dependant on experience
  • Overtime available, Monday-Saturday is paid at Time x1.5, Sunday’s and Bank Holidays are paid at x2

If you are mechanically minded, have a background in maintenance and are looking for the next step in your career, then hit apply and a member of the team will give you a call. 

Key Skills: plasma cutting, laser cutting, engineering, manufacturing, production, water jet operative, maintenance, CAD Design, 2D CAD, FLT 

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