Craft Machinist Practitioner

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical? For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK's ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government withcounter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions. It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you? AWE is currently recruiting for Precision Machinists. - Location - Reading area - Package - £25,800 - £38,700 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include: - Market leading contributory pension scheme - Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year, including Bank Holidays, plus every other Friday off) - Flexible working hours - Salary sacrifice scheme Closing date: August 1st AWE seeks highly skilled, proactive Precision Machinists to help drive our Manufacturing Capability to the next level. - Are you an experienced programmer of CNC Machines? - Have you served a recognised Apprenticeship or completed an NVQ level 2? - Do you have a passion for Engineering and strive to be the best? - Are you a highly motivated individual with a "Can Do" attitude? If so, we are currently recruiting for Precision Machinists to work in our brand new, state of the art, temperature-controlled Manufacturing Facility. This facility is home to a suite of new 5-Axis Milling Machines and Lathes with live tooling, and bothinclude Machine probing, these provide the perfect complement to our existing capability. Responsibilities will be to programme, set and run CNC machines to produce precision components. Manufacturing of associated tooling and basic inspection of parts will be required. To be successful, you will have a recognised apprenticeship in machining i.e. a relevant city and guilds / NVQ. You will also have experience of programming and running CNC lathes and Mills and manual machines, knowledge of basic inspection techniques, experienceof working with a wide range of materials and problem solving. This fantastic opportunity in manufacturing in the UK doesn't come around too often and is rivalled by very few companies. The work is varied, challenging and of high tolerance that will challenge your skills and make for a fulfilling career here at AWE. AWE plays a crucial role in the defence of the United Kingdom, by providing and maintaining the warheads for the country's nuclear deterrent. We are a centre of scientific, engineering and technological excellence, with some of the most advanced research,design and production facilities in the world. Our unique expertise also assists the UK Government in developing and delivering a range of innovative and integrated support services, including national nuclear security and counter-terrorism solutions. LI-ST