CNC Setter / Operator - Loughborough | Up to £16 per hour + Overtime

Company based in Loughborough – 30 minutes’ drive from Leicester, 35 minutes’ drive from Nottingham, and 45 minutes’ drive from Derby.

Salary up to £16 per hour + Overtime (1.5x – avg. of 5 hours p/ week)

Working on a day’s only shift pattern – Monday to Thursday, 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM and a 1PM finish on a Friday

The company is quite new, but the majority of the 28 people working on the shop floor have been working together from the same manufacturing facility for several years. There is a strong sense of togetherness throughout the team and everybody grafts. Directors and Investors saved the jobs of all these people not so long back, and it is exciting for everyone they are growing by diversifying into new markets.

The facility is a joinery workshop with machining areas for volume production. The shop floor skills dynamic is majority skilled bench joiners, CNC Machine Loaders, Setters and Operators. All goods manufactured here are wood and it is recommended or obligatory to wear face masks in some manufacturing areas. Manufactured items include doors, shop fittings and retail displays.

The Role:

They are currently seeking a skilled CNC Setter / Operator to join their team. This position is based on the factory floor setting and operating a variety of 3-axis and 5-axis CNC routers used for the production of their products. Candidates willing to apply will need relevant experience and ideally some sort of background in joinery.

Key Responsibilities:

Set and operate a variety of 3-axis and 5-axis CNC routers

Prepare and load materials

Clean, check and maintain the machines daily

Use of other machinery including a beam saw, heated veneer and laminate press

Requirements:

Previous experience with CNC machinery

A background in joinery

Ability to work alone and as part of a team to achieve objectives

Benefits:

Overtime opportunities. There are no guarantees, but workload is busy, orders are strong and there may be periods where regular chance for time and one half paid overtime after 40 hours worked is available. There may be times they really hope you will work it because there are customers relying on them delivering at short notice.

Weekly pay.

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Career progression

A chance to work in a dynamic and growing company with a strong reputation in the industry.

Please apply via this website or contact Josh Whitmore at Your Recruiters for more information. Josh is managing this vacancy in his capacity as a Recruitment Consultant. He is an apprentice trained Design Engineer with over 6 years Engineering recruitment experience that can discuss this role and your career at a technical level. Josh arranges interviews for this company directly with the General Manager and has negotiated a 1 stage interview process for invited candidates.

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