Job Description
CNC Turner CNC Programmer / Setter / Operator
Location: Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Salary: £37,000 £41,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: 39 hours per week + overtime (1.5x)
Benefits:
Overtime available throughout the year (paid at 1.5x)
20 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Company clothing provided
Wellbeing benefits including eye tests
Stable, long-established precision engineering company
Modern CNC machining environment
Long-term career opportunity
Hours of Work:
- 39-hour working week
- Monday Thursday: 7:45am 4:15pm
- Friday: 7:45am 3:15pm
- Overtime available throughout the year and paid at 1.5x hourly rate.
Company
A well-established precision engineering company with over 50 years of manufacturing experience, producing high-precision machined components for sectors including aerospace, motorsport and medical.
The company operates a modern CNC machining facility and continues to invest in advanced manufacturing technology. Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced CNC Turner / CNC Programmer to join their skilled machining team.
The Role CNC Turning
This role will involve programming, setting and operating CNC turning machines to produce high precision machined components to tight tolerances.
You will be responsible for ensuring consistent product quality while working to engineering drawings and production schedules.
Key Responsibilities:
- Programming CNC turning machines (offline CAD/CAM programming)
- Setting and operating CNC lathes
- Editing CNC programs where required
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
- Producing precision machined components to tight tolerances
- Maintaining quality standards and inspection requirements
- Ensuring production targets and delivery schedules are met
- Working closely with colleagues within the machining team
CNC Skills & Experience:
- Strong experience in CNC Turning
- Experience as a CNC Turner / CNC Programmer / CNC Setter Operator
- Ability to program, set and operate CNC lathes
- Experience using CAD/CAM software
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings
- Experience working to tight tolerances
- Good problem-solving and communication skills
- Team player with a proactive attitude
Desirable:
- Experience using CMM inspection equipment
Why Apply?
- Join a stable and growing precision engineering company
- Work on high-precision components for advanced industries
- Consistent overtime available with enhanced pay
- Excellent long-term career opportunity
- Supportive and skilled engineering environment
