CNC Setter/Operator, Milton Keynes

CNC Setter/Operator

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Working for Waukesha Bearings, a part of Dover Precision Components, as a Skilled CNC Operator you will be part of a fully integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing facility, utilising CNC machining centres for turning, milling and grinding operations to produce customised designs from a variety of steel grades, copper, brass, aluminium and bronze. The facility has a broad range of multi-axis machine tools, lathes, mills and associated equipment, The workload being a high-mix of customised fluid-film bearings, seals and isolators with typical applications in turbo and industrial machinery, where we are supplying customers throughout Europe and further afield. Annual Salaries:

37 hour working week, Monday to Friday. Permanent Employment Contracts. £44,919.62 for weekly rotating shift pattern of early (6am) and backshifts (2pm) OR; £52,452.37 for working on night shift. * These rates are inclusive of shift premium. Additional benefits inc. productivity bonuses, employer pension contrib. up to 13%, life insurance and 25 days holiday. Plus, attractive overtime rates.

What You Will Bring Time-served apprenticeship in a machining discipline or SVQ/NVQ level 3 or HNC in Mechanical Engineering A minimum of 5 years’ experience operating CNC machine tools within a lean-manufacturing work environment Established milling experience utilising multi-axis machine tools, ideally Correa and/or Doosan or similar Experience working with machine control systems such as Fanuc, Mazak, Heidenhaim or Haas Proven ability to hold tight machining tolerances of less than .0025mm Experienced with precision inspection equipment including, but not limited to, micrometres, callipers, height gauges and bore gauges Ideally with experience in the power generation, oil & gas, aerospace or similar environment

What You Will Do Read process sheets, blueprints and sketches of part to determine machining to be done, dimensional specifications, set up and operating requirements Locate and download programs from a DNC storage system Interpret work instructions, identify, select and install proper tooling for operations being performed Calculate proper feeds and speeds for a variety of steel grades, copper, brass, aluminium and bronze Read, understand, edit or write complete programs Intuitively understand capabilities of tooling and machinery Understand applicable quality systems and perform necessary quality inspections Apply principles of Lean Manufacturing to reduced setup times and improve productivity Visually inspects final components Perform boxing of parts to include cleaning, oiling, wrapping and boxing the final product for shipment Perform cleaning, fitting, filing, tapping, reaming, blending, polishing and aligning to ensure free action of movable parts and operating requirements Use precision measuring instruments and gauging devices and performs various quality inspection type procedures to include dimensional verification Properly identify components after assembly/manufacture Dover Precision Components, who deliver performance-critical solutions for rotating and reciprocating machinery across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical, and general processing markets. Comprising Waukesha Bearings, Bearings Plus, InproSeal and Cook Compression brands, our portfolio includes hydrodynamic bearings, active magnetic bearings, system and bearing protection, and reciprocating compressor valves, sealing technologies, pistons, rods and more. Each solution is custom engineered to provide optimum efficiency, reliability, and productivity, and backed by comprehensive aftermarket services. Dover Precision Components serves its global customer base through facilities in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as technical sales representatives around the world.

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Location:: Milton Keynes
Job Type:: FullTime

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