CNC Setter/Operator

CNC Setter/Operator

Located in Stanningley, Leeds.

Monday – Thursday, Day Shift: 07:00 – 16:45

Salary: £16.80/hr + Benefits

About the job

LBBC Beechwood combines over 100 years of fabrication, pressing and machining experience and offers subcontract engineering services for a wide range of pressure vessel and large component projects in aerospace, Sub Sea, Defence and Marine industries. ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001 approved and qualified in CE, ASME U-Stamp and China Manufacturing License approvals for pressure vessel fabrication, means LBBC Beechwood is perfectly placed as the ideal global manufacturing partner and supplier of complex pressure vessel assemblies.

We are looking for a CNC Setter/Operator to join our growing team, the work is focused on high specification maritime defence contracts. The role will start initially as a day shift for around 8 weeks of training dependant on current skills and experience then will move to a night shift.

The role responsibilities

• Responsible for setting and operating CNC mill and turning machines
• Achieving tight tolerances on a range of machinery.
• Achieving manufacturing hours and deadlines to meet the customers’ needs.
• Completion of inspection using Renishaw probe and various hand measuring devices.
• Ensuring you will become part of the right first-time culture.
• Adherence to all Health Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.
• Ensuring high levels of quality and workmanship are maintained.
• Supporting other departments in the manufacture of products.
• Carrying out basic machine maintenance including metal working fluid checks and pre-use safety checks.
• Completion of all paperwork to maintain complete traceability.
• Working in line with LBBC Quality manuals and MOD standards.
• Editing CNC programmes using Heidenhain or Haas control for machining centres.

Essential experience

• Apprentice trained
• Be competent using Heidenhein iTNC 640 & Hass G-code control system
• Various materials including carbon steel and stainless steel
• Manufacturing to engineering drawings
• CNC Milling and turning machines.

Core skills

• Ability to provide effective communication during hand over to day shift production supervisor.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to manage and plan the project to meet milestones and achieve targets.
• Ability to work unsupervised and to own initiative.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings with good understanding of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing.
• Ability to operate multiple machines.

Desirables skills and experience

• Experience working with Steel, Stainless Steel and Exotic metals.
• CNC programming (Heidenhain or G-code)
• Experience working with Solidworks & Solidcam

Remuneration and Benefits

• Salary: £16.80/hr
• Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Sick pay scheme
• Development opportunities (Solidworks & Solidcam)

Interested?

Please submit your CV.

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