Cnc Machinist

CNC Machinist Christchurch, Dorset Up to £23 per hour

You've built your skills across turning, milling, and programming, and you know your way around a variety of CNC machinery. If you're looking for a role where your expertise is genuinely valued, this could be the one.

A well-regarded precision engineering business in Christchurch is looking for a skilled CNC Machinist to join a team that takes real pride in the quality of its work. With a strong order book across aerospace, defence, motor sport, and medical sectors, there's plenty of interesting work to get your teeth into.

As a CNC Machinist, you will benefit from:

• Up to £23 per hour depending on experience
• Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 16:00, Friday 07:30 to 12:30 (early finish Fridays)
• 185 hours holiday plus bank holidays
• Work across a broad range of high-spec CNC machinery
• Stable, long-established employer with a strong reputation in the industry

As a CNC Machinist, your responsibilities will include:

• Programming, setting, and operating CNC turning and milling machines to produce precision components
• Working across twin spindle, twin turret Nakamura lathes, single spindle Fanuc lathes, and 3, 4, and 5 axis Fanuc mills
• Programming 5 axis Matsuura machines using Mastercam CAM software
• Setting up jobs from scratch, pre-setting tooling, and completing first-off inspections
• Maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy in line with customer and industry requirements
• Reading and working from engineering drawings and job packs

As a CNC Machinist, your experience will include:

• Proven experience as a CNC Machinist in a precision engineering or subcontract environment
• Setting and operating experience on CNC lathes, with Fanuc controls (twin spindle preferred)
• Setting and operating experience on CNC mills, 3, 4, or 5 axis
• Fanuc programming ability (turning or milling)
• Mastercam programming experience advantageous, particularly for 5 axis work on Matsuura machines
• Experience working to tight tolerances in aerospace, defence, motor sport, or medical manufacturing

If you're a skilled CNC Machinist ready to bring your programming and setting expertise to a business that invests in its people and its machinery, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Ella Deeley at Rubicon for more information.