Job Description:

CNC Setter Operator - Nights 

📍 Basildon 

We are currently recruiting for a CNC Setter Operator - Nights to join our manufacturing team at our Basildon site. 

Salary💷 £18.54 per hour plus 33% shift allowance

Working Hours

• Monday – Thursday: 19.30pm - 4.30am

• Friday: 14.30pm - 19.30pm

Benefits Package

* Competitive salary

* Company pension scheme

* 25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays - Chritmas closure 

* Death in Service  

* Long Service awards

Purpose of role and key accountabilities:

• To produce precision components from drawings using CNC machines.
• Produce accurate, high-quality components with maximum efficiency
• Competently set and operate CNC machines
• Work to tight tolerances and check your own work meets the required standard
• To work on your own initiative and understand all aspects of the manufacturing process
• Quality check all finished jobs
• Clean and maintain CNC machine and all associated equipment and machine area.
• Working to ISO 50001/14001/45001/9001 standards
• Commitment to continual improvement in manufacturing, quality, health, safety environmental, energy and sustainability management
• As part of your role you will be asked to support the Energy team and consider energy reduction and savings within the scope of your role leading to continuous improvement.

Core skills/attributes needed:

• Fully skilled time served CNC setter/operator (certificates required)
• Experience of milling machines – 3 & 5 Axis
• Able to interpret engineering drawings
• Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Able to use a wide variety of measuring equipment
• Computer literate
• Be able to concentrate to enable quality finished components
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Able to apply good practical skills
• Ability to follow written instructions
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Able to work safely
• Excellent hand-to-eye coordination
• Normal colour vision

The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business;

* Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards in order to provide a safe working environment for all

* Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance

* Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company in order to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders

* Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets

* People: support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community

NOTE: Due to the nature of this role and the security requirements linked to projects with the UK Ministry of Defence, applicants must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.