CNC Miller

CNC Miller

Hayes, Middlesex

Company Profile
A specialist Subcontract Manufacturing/Engineering company specialising in Multi-Axis and CNC machining, serving a variety of sectors including Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Medical just to name a few.
A customer focused, quality led, growing company who invest yearly in state-of-the-art machine tools, equipment, and staff development.

Job Profile
A new and exciting role has just become available for a keen, motivated, confident, and technically experienced individual to join the team and become part of the Machining (CNC Milling) department .
With yearly investment from the company owners and a continuous drive for automation/lights-out machining we are looking for someone who can go in and support the Aerospace Lead on taking the department to the next level.

If you are looking to take on new challenges and strive to be the best in complex multi-axis machining and are always looking to break the norm of conventional cutting methods and implement new high-speed machining techniques, then we want to hear from you!

You will be reporting directly to the Aerospace Lead / Head of Operations.

Duties:

• Program, set and operate 3 & 4 axis CNC Hurco Mills
• Programming and Operating Hurco machining centre with Conversational controls, creating programs from engineering drawings.
• Producing components in batches ranging from 1offs up to 100s off (depending on the customers' requirements), with sizes for each component being circa 3" to 4".
• Max of 2 weeks on a single job, down to half day job changes.
• Machining to tight tolerances from general engineering materials to hardened metals.
• Optimise historical jobs to improve cycle times, reduce operations, reduce hand deburring by increasing deburring on the CNC, and improve component quality.
• Ensure machinists perform work area cleanliness and maintenance checks in accordance with relevant checklists.
• Maintain electronic setup sheets and storing of CNC programs.
• Maintain organised and tidy storage system for used cutters (drive culture to use used tools before new tools are ordered)
• Adhere to company policies, including health & safety, and quality control.
• Play an active role in Continuous Improvement, suggesting any improvements that could be implemented.

Skills & Attributes:

• Time-served, and ideally apprentice trained, in precision engineering.
• Able to create programs on the machine, reading technical drawings.
• A methodical and systematic approach to tasks.
• Good communicator, verbally and written.
• Keen attention to detail and focused on driving results.
• CNC Milling (3axis, up to 4 axis would be an advantage)
• Minimum 5 years CNC milling experience.
• High-speed machining experience.
• Being conversant with conversational controls (ideally with Hurco experience).
• Previous experience in a subcontract manufacturing environment (Aerospace background would be ideal).

Hours of Work:

• 39hrs per week
• Monday to Thursday 7.30am - 4.30pm and Friday 7.30am - 3pm
• Lots of overtime available, paid at x1.25hrs weekdays and x1.5hrs Saturdays

Benefits:

• 20days holiday + bank holidays, rising as below:
  • After 2 years' - 22 days.
  • 3 years' service - 23 days.
  • Service between 5 - 10 years - 24 days.
  • Service between 10 - 15 years - 25 days.
  • Service between 15 - 20 + years - 26 days maximum
• Statutory Pension (NEST).
• Free on-site parking.
• Free tea/coffee.
• Fresh fruit.
• PPE supplied.
• Every 6 months, a company social event.