CNC Setter Operator;
Hourly paid. GBP12.64ph to GBP15.94 ph (paid monthly), depending on experience.
Whitstable
Bridge Recruitment is helping one of our well-established manufacturing clients recruit for an experienced CNC Setter/Operator to join their ever-expanding team. This role requires you to set and operate CNC multi-tasking lathes to manufacture components from raw material (bar stock) for their internal assembly flow lines to the highest quality and on time.
Requirements:
- Setting and operating CNC lathes to produce small to medium size batches of work in a timely manner.
- Inspecting work to Engineering drawings using various measuring equipment and reporting any quality defects to the machine shop supervisor.
- Daily, weekly and monthly maintenance checks on machines, including maintaining good housekeeping standards, 5S requirements and reporting any issues promptly to supervision
- Optimising efficiencies through reduced set-up and cycle times, plus tool life monitoring
- De-burring, cleaning, final inspection, and completion of all traceability documentation
- Carry out such other duties that may be reasonably requested.
Essential Qualities
Technical Knowledge
- A knowledge of operating CNC machine tools.
- Experience of CNC lathes with a minimum of 4 axis.
- Experience of reading and editing Fanuc based programs.
- Competent in reading and understanding engineering drawings and be able to inspect their work using a range of measurement equipment to ensure the product is correct to drawing.
- Skills and Competencies
- Hardworking with the ability to stay focused at all times.
- Very high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks over long periods of time.
- Safety conscious.
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
- Good communication skills.
- Willing to learn new skills.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality.
Desirable Qualities Experience
- Knowledge of operating twin spindle machines would be an advantage.
- The ability to work to AS9100 aerospace quality standard.