CAM Programmer

NX CAM Programmer
Formula 1 (Prototype Machine Shop)
Up to £48,000 + 25% Shift Allowance (£60k OTE)
Monday – Thursday 18:15pm – 04:45am (Nights Shifts)
Grove, Oxford

As a CAM Programmer your key responsibilities will be:

• To produce high quality components in a time effective manner to meet the demands required to support the development and production for the Formula One race car and external customers.
• To ensure components are produced in the most efficient, cost-effective way whilst keeping lead-times to a minimum.
• To carry out CAM programming and machining operations as directed by the Supervisor/Team Leader ensuring that all steps are taken to meet given deadlines.
• Ensure that the Supervisor/Team Leader is kept informed when programming/machining problems are causing delays.
• To proactively liaise with fellow programmers and machinists and other areas within the business to ensure best practice is established and utilised.
• Carry out all possible inspection during the machining of any first off components, establish that a first off is correct and ensure that the remainder of the batch meets the same standard.

We are looking for a CAM Programmer with the following skills and experience:

• A recognised apprenticeship or degree.
• A good level of knowledge manufacturing components from aircraft grade metallics and high-performance engineering plastics.
• A good understanding of manufacturing complex components in small quantities.
• Knowledge of Siemens NX CAD/CAM would be advantageous.
• A strong knowledge of setting and operating Fanuc/Siemens controlled machining centres preferable but not essential.
• Be able to demonstrate a good depth of machining knowledge, both CNC and manual, in a low volume, high accuracy, fast paced prototype environment.
• Operationally you will ideally have experience with 3 and 5 axis machining centres and be able to operate the machines to a high level of accuracy whilst working to tight deadlines.
• Your offline programming skills will be utilised on our Siemens NX CAM package as the roll requires you to see the job through from start to finish.