CNC Setter/Operator
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 17 August 2025
LOCATION
Redditch
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
CNC Setting
CNC Operation
Fanuc Programming
Siemens Programming
Engineering Drawings
Measuring Equipment
FULL DESCRIPTION
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CNC Machinist to join our team, we are an expanding UK based world leader in manufacturing Heat Exchangers, with our core strengths being quality and flexibility. We are seeking a highly motivated individual ideally from a high precision CNC machining industry, the candidate will be operating Doosan, Haas, Brother and Harrison machines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Experience on operation and setting of 4 axis milling CNC Machines.
- Fanuc and/or Siemens Programming background
- Capable of using measuring equipment
- The ability to understand and modify, if required, programs on milling machining centres.
- A good knowledge of cutting data to machine aluminium, stainless steel, cast iron, brass.
Skills/Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of machinery within a machine shop, experience of manufacturing precision parts to tight tolerances on CNC machines, lathes and millers
- Ideally have experience of both turning and milling
- Excellent communication skills and a proactive team player
- Must be seeking a hands-on role
- Strong knowledge of measuring equipment
- Knowledge of Fanuc and/or Siemens controls
- Must be able to set and operate the machines
- Knowledge of TPM programs an advantage
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to change
- Able to interpret engineering drawings
- Able to use a wide variety of measuring equipment
- Maintain a safe working environment ensuring all company procedures are followed
- Commitment, dedication, willingness and a positive attitude are a must
Education and experience:
- CNC setting experience is essential (Fanuc and/or Siemens controls)
- Understanding of lean manufacturing (TPM, 5S, ETC)
- General computer skills
Position Purpose
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CNC Machinist to join our team, we are an expanding UK based world leader in manufacturing Heat Exchangers, with our core strengths being quality and flexibility. We are seeking a highly motivated individual ideally from a high precision CNC machining industry, the candidate will be operating Doosan, Haas, Brother and Harrison machines.
Key Responsibilities:
- ### Experience on operation and setting of 4 axis milling CNC Machines.
- ### Fanuc and/or Siemens Programming background
- ### Capable of using measuring equipment
- ### The ability to understand and modify, if required, programs on milling machining centres.
- ### A good knowledge of cutting data to machine aluminium, stainless steel, cast iron, brass.
Skills/Competencies:
- ### Strong knowledge of machinery within a machine shop, experience of manufacturing precision parts to tight tolerances on CNC machines, lathes and millers
- ### Ideally have experience of both turning and milling
- ### Excellent communication skills and a proactive team player
- ### Must be seeking a hands-on role
- ### Strong knowledge of measuring equipment
- ### Knowledge of Fanuc and/or Siemens controls
- ### Must be able to set and operate the machines
- ### Knowledge of TPM programs an advantage
- ### Flexibility and ability to adapt to change
- ### Able to interpret engineering drawings
- ### Able to use a wide variety of measuring equipment
- ### Maintain a safe working environment ensuring all company procedures are followed
- ### Commitment, dedication, willingness and a positive attitude are a must
Education and experience:
- ### CNC setting experience is essential (Fanuc and/or Siemens controls)
- ### Understanding of lean manufacturing (TPM, 5S, ETC)
- ### General computer skills
Challenges:
- ### Fast moving Manufacturing business with high focus on its machining capabilities
- ### Volume and 1 off machining requirements need to be balanced to meet demand
- ### Tight deadlines on first offs and manufacturing
- ### Expanding Machine shop with new machines planned going forward
benefits
- ### Offer competitive rates of pay
- ### We offer job security and stability, as we have a sustained growing customer base
- ### Career progression, quarterly company performance bonus and Pension
- ### We promote a positive, approachable and welcoming culture throughout the company
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