Ernest Gordon Recruitment
CNC Setter/Operator (Turning)

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CNC Setter/Operator (Turning)
£35,000 to £45,000 per year + Unlimited Overtime + Generous Holiday Scheme + Early Finish Fridays + Training + Career Progression
Manchester
Are you an experienced CNC Turner looking for a role that offers a great work-life balance, with early finishes every Friday, a generous holiday allowance, optional overtime to boost your earnings, and the chance to work in a clean, modern engineering environment?
In this role you will be responsible for Setting and Operating CNC machinery, working on lathe machines, overseeing the setting up the machinery, and working on bespoke jobs.
This role would suit a CNC Setter/Operator looking for unlimited overtime in a clean, high level working environment where you will have early finish Fridays inside of a high precision engineering company.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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The Role:
- Setting and Operating CNC Mills and Lathes
- Overseeing the setting up of machinery
- Working on a range of bespoke jobs
The Person:
- CNC Setter/Operator or similar
- Setting and Operating background on Lathes or Mills
- Commutable to Hyde/Manchester
Reference: BBBH26479a
Keywords: CNC, CNC Machinist, Junior CNC Machinist, Setting, Operating, CNC Setter, CNC Operator, Junior Setter, Junior Operator, Training, Precision Engineering, Hyde, Manchester, Manufacturing


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