Skilled CNC Machinist
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Location: Burnley, Lancashire
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Pay Rates & Shift Allowances
Day Shift: £16.21 per hour (basic rate)
Twilight Shift: £21.76 per hour (£16.21 basic + £5.55 shift allowance)
Night Shift: £21.01 per hour (£16.21 basic + £4.80 shift allowance)
Overtime Monday-Saturday: £24.32 per hour (1.5x basic rate)
Overtime Sunday: £32.42 per hour (2x basic rate)
Please note: Applicants must be flexible to work across the rotating day, twilight and night shift pattern. Overtime is paid at the applicable enhanced rates.
We are recruiting an experienced Skilled CNC Machinist to join an established engineering manufacturer in Burnley.
Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years' hands-on experience working with at least one of the machines listed below, along with strong CNC setting, operating and programming skills.
The position operates across a mixture of day, twilight and night shifts, so applicants must be flexible to work across the full rotating shift pattern.
The Role
As a Skilled CNC Machinist, you will set and operate CNC machinery to manufacture high-quality components in line with engineering drawings, production targets and required tolerances.
Your responsibilities will include:
Setting tools, fixtures and machine offsets
Loading materials onto CNC machines
Setting and operating CNC lathes and machining centres
Programming and adjusting machines using Fanuc, Okuma or Mazak controls
Machining stainless-steel components
Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
Measuring completed components using appropriate inspection equipment
Working accurately to tight tolerances
Completing quality and traceability documentation
Identifying opportunities to improve machining and production processes
Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
Following lean manufacturing and 5S principles
Manually handling weights of up to 25 kg
Essential Machinery Experience
Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years' practical experience on at least one of the following machines:
Mori Seiki
Manual Loading Lathes
Driven Tooling Lathe
Vertical Milling xgikmsk Machine
Horizontal Machining Centre
2 + 4 Axis Gantry Loading Lathe
Nakamura
Twin Spindle / Twin Turret Barfeed Lathe
Twin Spindle / Twin Turret Gantry Lathe
Okuma
4 Axis Barfeed Lathe
Multus Lathe
Horizontal Machining Centre
Other Machinery
Star Sliding Head Barfeed
ORT Spline Roller
Experience across multiple machines would be advantageous.
Skills and Experience Required
The successful candidate must have:
Minimum 5 years' experience operating and setting at least one of the machines listed above
Proven CNC setting, operating and programming experience
Experience with Fanuc, Okuma or Mazak controls
Previous experience machining sta...
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