Machinist

Responsibilities

• Ability to operate machining equipment such as Colchester lathes & milling machines
• Able to machine precision parts such as piston rods & bushes from samples or drawings
• Comfortable with reading & interpreting machine drawings
• Ability to strip down and access mechanical/ hydraulic equipment such as cylinders, motors, gearboxes & actuators
• Compile job sheets & reports for pricing

• Eligible to work within the UK, no sponsorship will be offered.
• Proficiency with lathe & milling equipment
• Minimum 5 years’ experience operating lathes & milling machinery
• Hand on experience working within an engineering/ machine shop environment
• Ability to interpret part drawings of equipment/ parts from information provided
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel & Word
• Meet delivery deadlines
• Work well with other team members
• Understanding of mechanical fabrication/ machining techniques
• Have strong planning, organisation & communication skills
• Have a strong orientation towards quality, safety & continuous improvement
• Demonstrate ability to work independently & collaboratively in a fast paced work environment
• Strong ability to manage own work load & time
• Time served engineer
• NVQ level 2/3 or higher in mechanical engineering desirable.

• Established business with over 25 years within the Hydraulic engineering sector.
• Company offers full turnkey solutions including design, overhaul, manufacture, installation & commissioning of hydraulic equipment for heavy industry sectors such as marine, port authority, steel, paper, forging & military industries.
• Company team of 15+ employees with latest annual turnover of £2.5mil +.
• Standard project values vary from £100K to £1.5mil.

• Salary - £14-£17p/hr + Overtime
• 40hr working week – Monday to Friday 8am till 16.30
• Company pension offered (After probationary period)
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays – Rising to 23 days after 2 year period
• Commitment to continuous development & training