At a Glance
- Tasks: Machining large-scale components with precision and quality inspection.
- Company: Established heavy engineering firm in the West Midlands.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, shift premium, and permanent role.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Join a skilled team and work on fascinating, high-value projects.
- Qualifications: Experience in manual lathe turning and basic CNC programming required.
The predicted salary is between 18 - 18 £ per hour.
A long-established heavy engineering and forging business in the West Midlands is looking for an experienced Lathe Turner & Borer to join their machine shop, working on large-scale, high-value components to exacting tolerances.
This is a skilled, hands-on role suited to a time-served machinist who is confident working independently on big components in a genuine heavy engineering environment.
What you'll be doing:
- Working from 2D drawings, specifications and route cards, you'll plan and carry out the machining of large-scale components — selecting the correct setup, tooling, speeds and feeds, and machining sequence.
- You'll set up, locate and clamp workpieces using centres, banding and steadies, carry out dimensional inspection and mark-off, and run the machines manually, with basic Siemens programming where required.
- Quality inspection at each stage, troubleshooting, deburring, and use of overhead cranes (LOLER training provided) all form part of the role.
To give a sense of the precision involved — components can be up to 22 metres long, with tolerances of +/- 0.05mm on linear features and diameters, and surface finishes to 1.6µm.
What we're looking for:
- Apprenticeship-trained or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum 2 years in manual lathe turning and/or deep hole boring — large-scale machines preferred.
- Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings.
- Basic CNC programming capability — Siemens (Sinumerik) experience preferred.
- Lifting and slinging capability, comfortable in a heavy engineering setting.
- Strong attention to detail, sound maths, and the confidence to work autonomously and make your own decisions.
What's on offer:
A permanent role with a respected heavy engineering business, working on genuinely interesting large-scale precision work, on an alternating early/late shift pattern (6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm by week), with a shift premium on top of a competitive basic salary.
Time-served lathe turners and borers with large-component experience are genuinely scarce — if this is your background, apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
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