Senior CNC Machinist

About the job

Are you an experienced CNC Machinist with significant experience of controls such as Fanuc and Heidenhain?

Are you able to programme, set and operate turning centres or milling centres?

Do you have a wealth of experience to render professional advice and guidance to a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders including students, researchers and teaching staff on component or assembly design, manufacturing processes and choice of materials?

If your answer is "yes", UCL would love to hear from you!

Context

University College London is a world-leading teaching and research university, often ranked in the top ten in the world with an annual turnover of well over £1 billion. We are a diverse community with a proud heritage of disruptive thinking, a reputation for game-changing research and a unique multidisciplinary approach to problem solving.

UCL Mechanical Engineering

At UCL Mechanical Engineering, we develop and apply core competencies to produce world-class research into a wider range of engineering challenges including

• Leading research into low carbon shipping
• Designing the greenest engines and novel sustainable fuels
• Biomechanical research
• Development and testing of new and unique materials

About the Role

We are pleased to be recruiting a Senior CNC Machinist to join the Workshop of UCL's Mechanical Engineering department.

The successful postholder will participate in an incredibly diverse range of activities ranging from the manufacture of student projects and research including experimental rigs and individual projects to helping with their installation. As such, we will rely on your know-how to program, set and operate CNC turning centres and milling centres.

Additionally you will help maintain our laboratories by repairing faulty equipment and manufacturing components for a broad range of equipment including combustion engines, wave simulation tanks and bespoke equipment.

Our department thrives on collaborative working and it is essential therefore that you are approachable and an effective communicator.

The ability to discuss engineering sketches and preliminary drawings with colleagues, advise on modification and further development of the design is also key.

You will have scope to use a wide range of machinery including milling, turning, EDM, Water-jet, and Grinding and 3D printing.

About You

The successful applicant will have

• technical knowledge in a design / manufacturing engineering field
• experience of precision manufacturing gained in a production environment using a wide range of tools and materials
• experience of Fanuc and Heidenhain controls
• experience of using 3D CAD software (i.e. Fusion 360 or Catia),
• experience of CNC programming using CAM software and using conversational controls

Further Details

• Salary range: £39,508 to £47,355 per annum
• Application deadline: Sunday 26 March at 23:59 GMT

Rewards and Benefits

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Please visit our Rewards and Benefits page to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.