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Our Client is seeking a CNC Operator Programmer with design skills and offers career progression.

 

Salary:                         £16 - £17 ph - paid monthly

                                    + overtime paid at time and a half

Location:                     Maidstone

Hours:                         core hours 39 hours per week

                                    7.30am to 4pm Monday to Thursday, 3pm finish on Friday

Benefits:                      23 days leave pa, Xmas shut down, pension, free parking

                                    Regular free lunch provided

 

The role provides a career opportunity for someone to have a key role in the company and to further their skills in design and development.

 

CNC Operator Programmer skills / experience required:

• Experience of working and undertaken a structured formal training programme in sheet metalwork including familiarity with common sheet metal machines.
• Have undertaken a structured formal training programme
• Have understanding of Engineering Drawings (First and Third Angle)
• Be able to recognize and offer solutions and improvements in products
• Have worked in a fine limit sheet metalwork factory
• Have experience and a working knowledge of CNC punching machines (ideally LVD)
• Understanding of drawing issue control
• Have experience in Programming/Developing/Nesting flat patterns drawings on CAD CAM software Radan, StudioCAM, AutoCAD and LVD Delta Shape
• Programmed drawings for a CNC punch (Radan, StudioCAM, AutoCAD and LVD Delta Shape)
• Team player, conscientious, good at meeting production deadlines

 

CNC Operator/Programmer Role and Responsibilities:

• Be part of a team, with the Operations Manager and Production Supervisor
• Setting up and running the punch, preparing tools and materials
• Set up download and punch existing parts
• Have the ability to draw (in Radan or AutoCAD), modify, programme and download new simple parts
• Programme new parts for punching
• Setup the tooling for each punching operation
• Maintain the daily operation of the CNC punch including the sharpness and condition of tooling.
• Be able to manage a forward workload to ensure things are produced in a timely, orderly and efficient fashion.
• Keep track of schedule and items produced particularly when it is part of a project or large assembly.
• Manage and monitor stock levels to best utilize the company’s resources.
• Work with the Design Manager to ensure that designs are programmed ready for manufacture.
• Be able to perform other tasks around the factory to aid the process and timely delivery of a product
• Additionally this role can include full design

To apply, please email apply@reactrecruitment.co.uk

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