Cnc Machinist

Job Title: CNC Machinist
Location: Sevenoaks, Kent
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent (potential for contracting)
Role ID: SF15631

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a CNC Machinist at our Sevenoaks site where you will have the opportunity to work in an environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

The role
As a CNC Machinist, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary, working with energetics and explosive materials.

Day-to-day, you'll:

• Aid in research and support of these materials for human protection purposes through test and evaluation services
• You'll be carrying out Machining and Sectioning of explosive materials, articles and associated rigs or equipment.
• The CNC Machinist will also support in the proactive maintenance of machining equipment

This is a full-time role, 08:15am to to 4:45pm, Monday to Friday, based onsite at our Fort Halstead site.

Essential experience of the CNC Machinist

• You'll need experience of operating machines, programes, saws and lathes
• You'll need the ability to interpret engineering drawings and assist in the development of cutting plans to machine novel shapes
• The ideal CNC Machinist will need a high level of competence in the use of different software for the programming of remote CNC mills, saws and lathes to include the writing of new and complex programs.
• You'll undergo full training to bring you up to speed with a working knowledge of sensitive materials

Qualifications for the CNC Machinist:

• HNC, apprenticeship or time served in a relevant role

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days' additional leave.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an= diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security
Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.