Cnc Turner

Overview

J P Forrest & Son are sub contract engineers specialising in medium-heavy fabricated and machined components up to 20 tonnes, manufactured to customer-specific requirements in small batches or one-offs, such as gearbox housings, main frames and sub-assemblies for industries including Rail, Oil and Gas, Steel making, Recycling, Nuclear, Renewable Energy and Quarrying.

You will be required to program, set and operate our CNC lathe, turning a variety of components up to 560 diameter and up to 1350 long, such as shafts, sleeves, housings, cover plates and couplings to very close tolerances, usually one-offs or small batch quantities. You will be working under your own initiative formulating the best method to produce any given job correctly and within budget.

• Significant recent experience (5+ years) of this exact type of work.
• High standard of English
• Authorisation to work in the UK
• Ability to reliably commute to Worksop, S81 7DJ
  , or plan to relocate before starting work.

• Experience of programming and operating Fanuc CNC controls, however this is not essential, as training can be arranged if necessary.
• skills/experience on manual centre lathes, as we may need you to work on these from time to time.

• 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• 7.30am - 4.30pm:
  Monday to Thursday
• 7.30am - 12.30pm:
  Friday

• Flexible working
• 200 hours holiday allowance per year, plus Statutory Bank Holidays
• Legal & General workplace pension scheme
• On-site parking
• Overtime is available, including at weekends, at attractive overtime rates