Skilled Machinist

5 months ago


Yeovil, United Kingdom Leonardo UK Ltd Full time

An exciting opportunity to work in a fast paced, growing organisation as a Skilled Machinist within the Transmissions Operations UK become available.

Job Scope:
As a Skilled Machinist you will have diverse abilities to operate manual and CNC machinery with knowledge and experience of a multitude of machining operations; these will include turning, boring, grinding, milling, shaping, and drilling. You would be joining a large team, working across Transmission component machining facilities.

Job Family Frame Manufacturing Level 3

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING AS A SKILLED MACHINIST**

Main activities of the job role include:

- Machine setting and operating
- Jig setting and tool building
- Machining dimensional tolerances typically of 0.005mm
- Achieving surface finish tolerances typically of 0.4 μm
- Using measuring equipment and recording results (examples include Dial Test Indicators,
- vernier calipers, micrometers, trimos height gauge, comparators, snap gauges)
- Working within operational job card times
- Following the job priorities list board
- Pre-kitting for next operations in-line
- Completing daily basic checks (operator's maintenance) of the machines
- Conveying information to the relevant opposite shift machine operators through the handover process

Key accountabilities include:

- Possession of an operators stamp for traceability confirmation of operations completed in
- adherence to quality systems procedure
- Working in adherence to controlled documentation and process sketches
- Working in adherence to secured and proven machine programs
- Interpretation of inspection results
- Participation with scrap & rework investigations to determine root cause
- Working in adherence to company health & safety policies and procedures
- Main interfaces include:

- Liaison with inspectors to qualify 'first off' component of batch
- Liaison with process engineers (technicians) for technical issues relating to the process sketch, operational procedure, capability of the machine to satisfy operational specification
- Liaison with supervision for reporting progress for work in-hand or resource requirements such
- as tooling and consumable requirements
- Providing support to maintenance engineers where required
- Sharing skills and experience to guide and mentor apprentices during their course of training

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**
- An engineering apprenticeship and NVQ level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualifications as a minimum
- Skill base biased towards manual machining
- Familiarity with legacy and modern Siemens / Fanuc machinery control operating systems (example of legacy is Siemens Sinumerik System 3)
- Ability to work self-sufficiently and contribute towards team effort

**Security Clearance**

**Life at Leonardo**

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

**Flexible Working**: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us

**Company funded flexible benefits**: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)

**Holidays**: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year

**Pension**: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)

**Wellbeing**: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing, Ethnicity)

**Lifestyle**: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme

**Training**: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera and Linkedin Learning

**Referral Incentive**: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member

**Bonus**: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

For a full list of our Company benefits please our website here.

**Primary Location**:
GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

**Contract Type**:
**Hybrid Working**:


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