Computer Numerical Control Machinist

About WhiteCrow

We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client’s in-house talent acquisition teams.

About our client

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

As a Computer Numerical Control Machinist, you will be responsible for...

• Setting-up a range of 3, 4, and 5 axis CNC machine tools by installing and adjusting work holding devices, tooling, spindle liners and bar feeders.
• Operating a range of 3, 4, and 5 axis CNC machine tools, ensuring that machine down time is minimised.
• Verifying programs and settings using a range of measuring equipment on first articles and apply appropriate adjustments and program modifications.
• Ensuring component compliance in accordance with engineering drawings and quality procedures using a range of inspection equipment.
• Recording daily operations on machine tools and providing operational equipment effectiveness (OEE) results daily.
• Contributing to continuous improvement activities within the department.
• Improving processes and applying tools and methods from the our client site plan.
• Maintaining and improving time standards.
• Ensuring that daily maintenance is carried out as required.
• Maintaining a high level of housekeeping.
• Observing health and safety regulations as laid down in company procedures and government legislation.
• Adhering to company procedure at all times.
• Supporting with any other ad-hoc tasks where required
• Carrying out any other reasonable tasks as may be requested from time to time by the business within Production or elsewhere as may be required.

What you already have...

• Time served apprentice with C&G/NVQ or equivalent in mechanical engineering discipline.
• Experience working on alternating early/late shifts with minimal supervision.
• Experience setting and operating 3, 4 and 5 axis CNC machine tools.
• Experience of Fanuc, Citizen and Mazatrol is desirable.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience using a range of measurement equipment.
• Ensure compliance with all our client policies and procedures, EHS and safety first together with delivering exception ECE.
• Driving and encouraging the values and key behaviours in all actions
• Highest level of accuracy/attention to detail, to ensure standards of work are exemplary with minimal defect.
• Organized and self-motivated to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate initiative, flexibility and willingness to take on additional tasks and responsibility in an efficient manner.
• Excellent communication at all levels both internally and externally.
• Fully flexible with tasks and the ability to multi-skill.