CNC Operator : Setter Miller

CNC Operator – Setter Miller

Location: Royston, Hertfordshire,
Salary: £27-32k - Negotiable Salary or day shifts (only with experience)
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 8-hours day shift, 5-day week 8am-4.30pm with half hour unpaid lunch, totalling 40 hours a week

Prototype Projects are looking for an experienced CNC Operator – Setter Miller to join their successful and expanding team in Royston!

This unique position will allow you to develop and use your skills to make a difference in the engineering world, making prototypes of products of the future.

These prototypes and short production runs have us working with some of the UK’s leading product development and technologies consultancies, as well as independent design engineering companies, serving the medical, architectural, scientific, and engineering industries across the UK.

This gives us a unique perspective on the role that Britain’s engineering and design talent plays on the world stage.
As a whole company, our services include, 3D printing, CNC machining, silicon tooling and vac casting.

What’s on offer

21 days Holiday, plus bank holidays (increase with service)
Government Auto Enrolment Pension
SSP sick pay

CNC Operator – The Role:

We feel this is a unique role; by being involved in the making of prototypes for design consultancies.

Most jobs are different with the work being one-offs, or short production runs. Being more challenging with few repeat types of work, makes it interesting.

We value hard work, creativity, and attention to detail, in a relaxed, informal environment and if this is you then we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities & Requirements
• Work autonomously and under your own initiative
• Where required, programme machines in line with technical information provided.
• Set up the tooling required to produce parts.
• Carry out first offs to ensure parts meet quality and technical requirements specified.
• Run product batches to technical requirements to a high standard.
• Check dimensions prior to passing for Inspection. Resulting parts made need to be visibly checked against job specifications and most will be inspected by our internal quality inspector prior to dispatch.
• Comply with quality and regulatory standards.
• Adhere to health and safety requirements.
• You would also be responsible for your own work area and help as a team to maintain the whole CNC department, by keeping it clear of rubbish, spills wiped, clean and tidy.
• Perform any other duties within your capabilities as directed by the Company.
• You would need to have a good work ethic with tasks not outlined in your job description, such as pack, tidy store cupboards, stock take, unpack supplies and other tasks specified by the CNC Team Leader to get work completed on time.
• Demonstrate working to the values of the company.
• You will report to the CNC Team Leader.

CNC Operator – What we need from you:

The work is fast paced, as required by our customers, so they can quickly assess their prototypes or new designs and we therefore require our CNC operators to be quick thinking, able to problem solve and have insight as well as;

• Proven experience setting and operating CNC Mills - Fanuc/HAAS & Heidenhain controls
• A relevant qualification
• Excellent level of verbal communication, strong organisational skills
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Ability to work to tight tolerances.
• Able to adapt and work in a busy workshop. The pace is fast.
• Confident to make quick decisions
• Skilled CNC Operator / Setter Miller with a minimum of 5 years previous experience
• Have an ability to work to short time scales and effectively self-time manage.
• You will be working with a mixture of metals and plastics, so experience doing this would be beneficial
• Teamwork is essential; you need to be willing to work with colleagues to make improvements for the department, developing new ideas or methods in engineering to increase efficiency/quality.

Desirable

• Experience using Haas CNC machines, Lathe
• Short run production experience
• Knowledge of Mastercam and the ability to edit programs would be a distinct advantage but not essential.

Please Note: We are looking for an individual who is available immediately with the availability to cover occasional overtime and weekend work.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for this role, click on apply today forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance along with a short cover letter detailing why you are the right fit for the role.

No agencies please.