CNC Setter

2 weeks ago


Whitstable, United Kingdom Kent Recruitment Bureau Full time

Job Summary

The successful applicant will be responsible for setting and operating CNC multi-tasking lathes to manufacture components from raw material (bar stock) for internal assembly flow lines, to the highest quality and on time.

Working Hours: Rotating Double Day shift pattern (Week 1: Monday to Friday 6am-2pm; Week 2: Monday to Thursday 2pm-10.30pm and Friday 2pm-7.30pm), totalling 37.5 hours per week.

This position offers a very competitive salary and excellent overall benefits.

Role and Responsibilities
- Operating CNC multi-tasking lathes in order to manufacture components from raw material.
- Setting and operating CNC lathes to produce small to medium size batches of work in a timely manner.
- Inspecting work to Engineering drawings using various measuring equipment and reporting any quality defects to the machine shop supervisor.
- Daily, weekly and monthly maintenance checks on machines, including maintaining good housekeeping standards, 5S requirements and reporting any issues promptly to supervision
- Optimising efficiencies through reduced set-up and cycle times, plus tool life monitoring
- De-burring, cleaning, final inspection and completion of all traceability documentation
- Practical, hands on experience setting and operating multi-spindle, multi-axis CNC lathes, with a minimum of 3 axis
- Fanuc controls experience
- Experience within a low batch component manufacturing industry
- Previous experience in cycle time reduction, and tool management and optimisation
- Ability to accurately measure and inspect work
- Ability to read and understand technical drawings with the ability to work with mínimal supervision
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Remuneration & Benefits
- Competitive hourly pay and shift premium
- Group Personal Pension Plan
- Life Assurance
- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays


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