Machinist

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Our client is seeking an experienced Machinist who excels as a team player and can work independently.

Responsibilities:

• Perform a variety of engineering tasks efficiently, accurately, and to a high standard, with a focus on machining and general assembly (fitting) tasks.
• Ensure you and your coworkers work safely and in accordance with relevant risk assessments.
• Maintain your workplace in a clean, neat, and tidy condition, free of trip hazards, fire risks, and falling objects.
• Keep all tools and equipment in good order, identifying faults immediately, and removing items from service if necessary.
• Maintain all personal protective equipment in clean and good condition, addressing any faults immediately.
• Conduct yourself in a polite, courteous, and professional manner at all times.
• Undertake required works on client sites, including occasional travel and overtime as reasonably required by the company directors.

Key Skills:

• Possess a good understanding of mechanical engineering principles
• An eye for detail and high quality workmanship
• Able to understand and follow technical drawings and specifications
• The ability to solve mechanical fitting and assembly issues in a workshop setting as well as customer premises
• Commercial awareness of costs and working to timescales
• Complete machining and fabrication of parts to a precise and high standard.
• Familiarity of hand and air tools
• Experience with bench craft (marking out, filing, and shaping), general machining (drilling & sawing), use of power hand tools (drilling, grinding, and sawing), fitting thread helicoils & rivnuts, using adhesives as detailed within drawings and SOP's.
• Precision machine parts in various materials
• Able to use standard manual measuring devices such as verniers, DTI's, calipers, micrometers, plain plug, screw and ring gauges, gauge blocks and bespoke gauges/fixtures
• Fabrication and CNC machining using turning and milling machines, presses, centre lathe, milling, grinding & polishing.
• The ability to set up and adjust machine tools for use, ensuring optimal performance and accuracy.

Benefits

• 16 - 20 per hour (DOE)
• Opportunity to be part of an innovative and dynamic team.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• Auto-enrollment pension available