Job Description:

CNC Machinist – Milling / Turning

Luton, Bedfordshire
up to £45k Basic DOE + Overtime available
Permanent | 40 hours per week | Early Finish Friday

An established precision engineering company in Luton is looking to add another skilled CNC Machinist to its team following continued workload and growth.

This is a genuinely flexible opportunity.

You do not need to already be an experienced 5-axis Miller or tick every box on a rigid job specification.

If you're a strong CNC Machinist with good experience setting and running either CNC milling centres or CNC lathes, they are interested in speaking with you.

The important thing is that you understand machining properly, can confidently set jobs, work from engineering drawings and produce accurate components.

The machining environment

The milling section operates a range of 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis YCM vertical machining centres, using Heidenhain controls and probing systems, with FeatureCAM offline programming also available.

If you already have Heidenhain or offline programming experience, that's ideal.

If you're a strong machinist coming from another control, CNC turning background or conventional CNC environment, the company is happy to train and develop you.

They're more interested in finding a capable engineer with the right machining fundamentals than somebody who happens to have used exactly the same machines.

What you'll be doing

• Setting and running CNC machining centres

• Producing precision components to engineering drawings

• Working across either 3- 4- and trained or 5-axis machining

• Setting tooling, work offsets and fixtures

• Checking components and maintaining dimensional accuracy

• Developing programming capability where appropriate

• Opportunity to use and develop FeatureCAM offline programming

What they're looking for

Ideally you'll have:

• Strong setting and operating ability

• CNC milling or CNC turning experience

• Ability to confidently read engineering drawings

• Good understanding of tooling, offsets, feeds and speeds

• Experience producing accurate engineering components

Experience with Heidenhain, previous 3/4/5-axis machining or FeatureCAM would be advantageous, but isn't essential.

They are happy to train the right machinist.

The company

You'll be joining a long-established, family-owned precision engineering company which has been manufacturing components since 1980.

The business has extensive in-house capability including:

CNC turning , 3-, 4- and 5-axis milling, Wire EDM, Inspection

The work ranges from individual specialist components through to precision batch work and complete engineering projects, supplying industries including Formula 1, motorsport, & classic automotive and specialist manufacturing.

It's a good opportunity for somebody who wants varied machining work rather than standing in front of one machine producing the same component every day.

What's on offer

• £20–£22 per hour depending on experience

• Full time role, with regular overtime available

• Flexible 40-hour working week

• Company pension

• Sick pay

• Free on-site parking

• Stable, established engineering company, with modern 3-, 4- and 5-axis machining capability

• Opportunity to develop into Heidenhain and 5-axis machining and develop offline CAM programming

• Varied precision engineering work

• Strong long-term development potential

If you're a capable CNC Machinist who enjoys proper engineering work and wants the opportunity to expand into more advanced milling and programming, this is well worth a conversation.