CNC Operator

Job Description

The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.

CNC Operator – High-Tech Manufacturing | Glasgow | £44,919 (Rotating Shifts) / £52,452 (Nights)

Ready to take your CNC Operator career to the next level? Join a cutting-edge advanced manufacturing facility in Glasgow, operating at the forefront of multi-axis machining, precision engineering, and high-performance component production.

This is your chance to work with world-class equipment, complex customised components, and a team that takes real pride in craftsmanship, quality, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities of the CNC Operator:

• Reading engineering drawings, blueprints and process sheets
• Setting up and operating multi-axis CNC milling equipment
• Selecting tooling, calculating feeds & speeds and machining a variety of metals including steel, copper, brass, aluminium and bronze
• Downloading programs from DNC systems and editing/writing CNC programs where needed
• Applying lean manufacturing principles to reduce setup time and boost throughput
• Performing precision inspections and ensuring compliance with quality standards
• Completing finishing tasks including polishing, filing, blending and assembling components
• Preparing finished parts for shipment (cleaning, oiling, wrapping, boxing)

What’s on Offer?

• Permanent contract with industry-leading pay
• Rotating shifts or night shift options
• Generous benefits including productivity bonus, up to 13% employer pension, life insurance & 25 days holiday
• Attractive overtime rates
• Join a site manufacturing xwzovoh high-precision components used across Europe and beyond

What You’ll Bring:

• Time-served apprenticeship or SVQ/NVQ Level 3 / HNC in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years’ CNC machining experience in a lean manufacturing environment
• Strong milling experience on multi-axis machines or experience with rotary table grinders, CNC table grinders, or 5-axis CNC grinders
• Ability to work with control systems such as Fanuc, Mazak, Heidenhain or Haas
• Confidence holding ultra-tight tolerances (

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