GTS Group Ltd
CNC Setter Operator
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CNC Setter Operator | Aerospace & Defence | South Oxfordshire
Permanent | Onsite | Competitive salary + excellent benefits
Most machinists never see where their parts end up. Here, you'll know: the components you make go into safety-critical systems where failure isn't an option.
My client is a long-established UK aerospace and defence manufacturer supplying customers worldwide. It's a business with decades of history behind it and a long-term commitment to its people, which shows in how they invest in training and how long people stay.
The role
You'll join a specialist small-batch machining cell producing safety-critical components. Low volume, high mix and tight tolerances. You won't be feeding a production line; you'll set, run, inspect and finish your own work, and own the quality of what leaves your cell.
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Day to day, you'll be:
- Fully setting and operating new 4- and 5-axis CNC milling machines and multi-turret CNC lathes
- Planning and loading work for both manned day production and unmanned running in a 24/7 cellular environment
- Hand deburring and fettling detail components
- Inspecting components, including pressure checking, magnetic particle inspection and paint finish checks
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What you'll bring
- Proven CNC setting experience on milling and turning (setting, not just operating)
- Confidence reading and understanding CNC code at the machine interface
- The ability to fully interpret detail, assembly and finishing process drawings
- Strong knowledge of cutting tools and how different materials machine
- Experience with inspection methods such as MPI and pressure testing
- Basic PC skills, with some SAP exposure
For more information, or to apply, please contact Kieran Wilson
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