CNC Turner Programmer / Setter / Operator
£35,000 - £40,000 | Plymouth | One-Off & Bespoke Machining
Are you a CNC Turner who enjoys genuine engineering rather than running the same production parts day after day? This is an opportunity to join a well-established precision engineering business supporting a range of challenging projects across defence, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
Working within a small, highly skilled team, you'll programme, set and operate a Doosan Puma 2600L lathe to produce bespoke components from raw material through to finished part. This is a low-volume environment where every day is different and your ability to think independently, solve problems and machine from drawings will be valued.
This is what you'll be doing
- Programming, setting and operating a Doosan Puma 2600L CNC lathe with Fanuc controls
- Producing components from engineering drawings and raw material
- Programming from scratch for one-off and low-volume work
- Selecting tooling, machining strategies and processes independently
- Manufacturing components in a varied environment where several completely different jobs may pass through the machine each day
- Working with a range of materials including stainless steel, aluminium, alloys, engineering plastics and carbon steels
- Inspecting your own work to ensure components meet drawing and quality requirements
The experience you'll bring to the team
- Proven CNC Turning experience with programming, setting and operating responsibilities
- Strong Fanuc control knowledge
- Experience programming from scratch rather than editing existing programs
- Ability to work confidently from engineering drawings
- Experience machining one-off, prototype, low-volume or subcontract components
- Strong understanding of tooling, cutting data and machining methods
- Ability to work independently and make informed machining decisions
- Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail
There's also some must haves
- CNC turning programming experience from scratch
- Experience working in a low-volume or bespoke machining environment
- Ability to take a job from raw material through to finished component with minimal supervision
And this is what you'll get in return
- £35,000 - £40,000 salary
- 39-hour working week
- Monday to Thursday: 07:30 - 16:30
- Friday finish at 12:30
- Supportive and approachable management team
- Exposure to varied and technically interesting work
- Flexibility around family and personal commitments where required
- Long-term stability within an established engineering business
This position would particularly suit someone from a subcontract, toolmaking, prototype or low-volume manufacturing background who enjoys variety and working on different components every day.
Please note that some projects involve work within defence-related environments. Candidates should be willing to discuss any circumstances that could affect site access or security clearance requirements during the recruitment process.
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