CNC Machinist / Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 25 March 2026
LOCATION
Adlington, Cheshire
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

CNC Milling CNC Lathes Technical Drawings Mechanical Engineering Lean Manufacturing Machine Shop Operations

FULL DESCRIPTION

CNC Machinist / Engineer

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Services Ltd is looking for an experienced CNC Engineer/Machinist to work in their Machine Shop in Adlington, Cheshire. The role involves producing pump component parts using CNC and manual lathes, CNC milling machines, and other equipment. Responsibilities include scheduling tasks, managing priorities, and ensuring the machine shop is organized and maintained.

Summary of Duties:

We are looking for experienced CNC Engineer/Machinist to work in our Machine Shop in Adlington, Cheshire, SK10 4NL, where we design, manufacture and repair centrifugal pumps and their associated equipment for the water, chemical and petrochemical industries. Both single components and small batches are produced. The successful candidate will work alongside two other machinists and undertake the production of pump component parts using both CNC and manual lathes, CNC milling machine, slotting machine, radial arm drill, grinding wheels, band saw etc.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Reporting to Works Manager, scheduling daily tasks and managing own priorities.
  • Operational supervision of the day to day running of the machine shop.
  • Organise the scheduling and prioritising of work for all machine shop personnel, to be completed daily.
  • Marking up of raw materials, distribution of associated technical drawings and segregating outputs to a clean area.
  • Ensure weekly and monthly maintenance tasks are completed on machines and equipment.
  • Ensure the machine shop is kept tidy, floor clear of debris, and always organised.
  • Maintaining calibration of instrumentation, to ensure this is performed in a convenient and timely manner.
  • In accordance with QA procedures, investigate and document non-conformities occurring in the machine shop.
  • Collate all requests for machine shop consumables such as tooling etc and pass these to the Works Manager for authorisation.
  • Organisation of own workstation.
  • General housekeeping and report health and safety issues / preventative action to Works Manager.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications Required:

  • Time served manufacturing experience on CNC milling machines and lathes.
  • Must be familiar with mechanical engineering operations.
  • Essential: ability to read and understand technical drawings and have a Grade C or equivalent in Maths and English.
  • Knowledge of, interest in, lean manufacturing and value engineering.
  • Good communication skills with the ability to liaise on technical issues with both internal and external customers.
  • Attention to detail essential.
  • Experience with pumping equipment would be an advantage.

Details:

Full time - 37.5hr week, includes lunchtime finish on Fridays Permanently based in Adlington Cheshire Competitive holiday + paid bank holidays Long service holidays awarded Employee Benefits Hub available following agreed period of employment Auto-enrolment Workplace Pension (NEST) Free on-site parking and refreshments

Apply now! If you are interested in joining our team, please contact us with your up-to-date CV Ref: Vacancy: CNC Machinist / Engineer [Employer hidden] Services Limited Phone: +44 (0)1625 874598 Unit 1 Adlington Industrial Estate Fax: +44 (0)1625 871612 Adlington Macclesfield Email: [contact hidden] Cheshire SK10 4NL

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