Hours: 39 hours per week across four days
Job type: Permanent
Talent Media is recruiting for a long-established, growing precision engineering company based in Livingston.
Due to continued growth, our client is looking for experienced CNC millers, horizontal borers and mill/turn operators to join its skilled manufacturing team.
The business produces complex, high-integrity components for demanding global industries. This opportunity suits an experienced machinist who takes pride in quality, understands close-tolerance work, and can operate CNC machinery independently with minimal supervision.
We also encourage experienced chargehands and multi-disciplined machinists to apply.
The role
- Set and operate CNC milling, horizontal boring or mill/turn machinery
- Manufacture complex precision components from engineering drawings
- Load programmes, select tooling, set offsets and make adjustments
- Programme CNC machinery where required and within your experience
- Carry out accurate in-process inspection using appropriate measuring equipment
- Identify and resolve machining, tooling and quality issues
- Work safely while maintaining excellent standards of quality and traceability
- Collaborate with production, engineering and quality colleagues to meet delivery targets
What we’re looking for
- Previous CNC milling, horizontal boring or mill/turn experience
- Ability to operate CNC machinery independently with little supervision
- Experience producing large, complex or close-tolerance components
- Ability to read and interpret detailed engineering drawings
- Strong knowledge of tooling, workholding, offsets and machining processes
- Experience using relevant inspection and measuring equipment
- A dependable, safety-conscious and quality-focused approach
- CNC programming experience is particularly desirable for the higher-paid opportunities
- Heidenhain experience would be welcomed
Previous Chargehand, supervisory or team-support experience would be advantageous for the top-tier positions.
Pay structure
- Level 1 CNC Operator: £19.15 per hour Able to operate a CNC machine independently with little supervision. This is not a trainee rate.
- Experienced CNC Operator: £21.25 per hour
- Chargehand: £22.30 per hour, including the £1.05 Chargehand allowance
The final rate will depend on your machinery, control-system, and programming experience.
Shift patterns
- Monday to Wednesday, 7:00 am–6:00 pm, and Thursday, 7:00 am–3:00 pm
- Tuesday to Thursday, 7:00 am–6:00 pm, and Friday, 7:00 am–3:00 pm
- Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 pm–7:00 am, and Thursday, 6:00 pm–3:30 am
Each working day includes a 30-minute unpaid break. Flexible or part-time arrangements may also be considered where they meet the needs of the role.
Additional earning potential
- Night-shift hours receive a 33% uplift on the basic hourly rate for up to 39 hours
- Authorised overtime is paid at time and a half
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday shifts are currently paid at double time as a temporary arrangement, subject to business requirements
- Overtime opportunities may be available but are not guaranteed
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing precision engineering business with an extensive range of specialist machinery and opportunities to develop your technical skills.
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