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CNC Programmer
39.0 hours | Portchester
Based in Portchester, UK. Reporting into the Toolroom Supervisor.
Your tasks:
- Manufacture injection mould tooling and components.
- Modify Injection mould tools, including electrode manufacture, producing job sheets and work instructions.
- CAD designing, to include from scratch models and modifying existing 3D CAD models.
- Manufacture of jigs and fixtures to support all areas of the business.
- Online and offline CAM programming (Heidenhain & Siemens controllers)
- 3 Axis CNC Milling.
- 5 Axis CNC Milling.
- CNC Turning.
- Manual milling and turning.
- Wire EDM.
- Take ownership of part and material ordering and processing.
- Workload management of larger scale orders.
- Undertake work in a timely fashion & to a high standard of workmanship at all times.
- Assist in team meetings and resolving issues.
- Liaise with Toolroom Supervisor regarding machining activities.
- To actively look for ways of improving machining processes, keeping up to date with current technologies.
- Awareness of and adherence to Health and Safety Regulations.
- Comply with the Health & Safety Policy and observe all the safety rules to ensure your personal safety and the safety of others.
- Ensure and comply with the Toolroom working environment and organisation.
Your profile:
- Full apprenticeship or time served as Machinist/Toolmaker (desirable).
- HNC/HND in mechanical engineering (desirable).
- GCSE A-C in Maths & English.
- Previous machining experience
- Previous toolmaking experience (desirable).
- All workshop practices.
- Tool design (desirable).
- CAD and CAM.
- 3 and 5 Axis VMC.
- Previous 3D printing experience (desirable).
- Programming of 3 Axis VMC.
- Programming of 5 Axis VMC.
- Heidenhain controllers.
- Siemens controllers (desirable).
- Setting and operating CNC machines.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision.
- Flexible approach to workload.
- CNC Milling.
- CNC Turning.
- CAD systems.
- Milling.
- Turning.
- Grinding (desirable).
- Polishing (desirable).
- Wire EDM (desirable).
- Team player.
- Self-motivated.
- Ability to use own initiative.
What we offer:
- A competitive salary and range of benefits.
- Be part of a worldwide team with very big challenges ahead, which bring huge development opportunities for people with big career goals.
- If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment then look no further.
- We are an equal opportunity employer where inclusion matters; this is evidenced by us being a Disability Confident Committed Employer.
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