CNC Machinist / Programmer / Setter (Skilled)

About the job

Job Title: Sliding Head Setter – Fixed Head and Sliding Head Lathes

Location: Oldbury 

Salary: £15 - £17 per hour

Overtime Salary (Over time is Optional):  Weekdays will be time and a third (1.3x) Weekends will be time and a half (1.5x)

Job Type: Permanent, Full time 

Working Hours: 7am - 4pm, Mon to Friday (Flexitime arrangements available - Earlier starts – later finishers)

About the Role:

Due to expansion of the business, we are looking for a CNC Setter to join our sliding head team.

We are a fast-paced manufacturing environment offering a huge range of fastener and non-standard precision components to our customers which are all manufactured in house by our experienced engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

As CNC Setter you will be responsible for:

• Setting and operating of Citizen Sliding Head lathes which include L20’s, L32’s (LFV).
• Setting and operating of Miyano Fixed Head lathes using the fanuc system.
• Programming new jobs from existing program templates.
• Changing of tips, tools, drills and inserts.
• Measuring parts to engineering drawings using tools such as Venier Calipers, micrometres, ring gauges and shadowgraphs
• Following the production job card system.
• Working with other departments to facilitate production.

About you:

The ideal candidate must have the following.

• Extensive Sliding Head experience within the fastener sector
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of technical engineering drawings.
• A knowledge of working with different metals and working with tight tolerances
• The ability to program machines in G-code for the most efficient cycle times and efficiencies on tooling.

About us:

• Pattern Fasteners are one of the leading fastener companies in the West Midlands, a specialist in the field of non-standard fasteners and precision components.
• Since our establishment in 1981, we have acquired valuable experience in the engineering industry and our passionate team of staff have developed strong knowledge and expertise in this area.
• We pride ourselves on our outstanding customer service using a variety of production techniques involving both modern CNC based equipment and traditional manufacturing methods.
• All parts are bespoke, made to order, and our operation boasts round the clock lights out manufacturing using CNC sliding head lathes. CNC milling, thread rolling, pressing and specialised drilling are just some of our other services. We can offer solutions for components which are incredibly difficult to source or needed at very short lead times in all quantities.

Benefits:

• 34 days annual leave
• Overtime rates apply
• Company bonus scheme
• Enhanced overtime rates apply
• Pension scheme
• Flexi time arrangements available

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