Sheffield

£39,672 + Overtime

How good could you become with the right machines, training and engineering around you?

If you're an experienced CNC Turner who takes pride in your work and wants to develop into a genuinely high-level precision machinist, this could be an opportunity worth exploring.

You'll join a growing advanced manufacturing business producing complex components for the aerospace, defence, nuclear and energy sectors.

Working with modern DMG Mori CNC Turning Centres, you'll machine challenging materials including Titanium, Inconel and other nickel alloys, producing components where tolerances can be measured in single-digit microns.

You don't need to arrive with aerospace experience.

You do need good CNC turning fundamentals, genuine setting experience and the desire to keep developing.

The engineering

This is small-batch, high-precision manufacturing rather than simply loading components and pressing cycle start.

You'll take responsibility for setting, tooling, offsets and self-inspection, working from controlled production information to manufacture complex components to exacting standards.

You'll also work alongside experienced Manufacturing Engineers who develop and optimise machining strategies using Siemens NX CAD/CAM and Vericut simulation, giving you exposure to an advanced manufacturing environment and the opportunity to continue developing your technical capability.

What we're looking for

You'll need:

• CNC turning experience with genuine setting responsibility
• An engineering apprenticeship and/or strong time-served machining experience
• Experience working to tight tolerances and inspecting your own work
• Confidence with tooling, tool changes and offsets
• Willingness to work a rotating shift pattern
• Most importantly, the attitude to keep learning and become better at what you do

Experience with Fanuc controls, DMG Mori machines, 3/5-axis machining, aerospace components or difficult materials would be advantageous, but we don't expect every candidate to arrive with everything.

Relevant backgrounds could include aerospace, medical, automotive, oil & gas or high-precision subcontract machining.

The opportunity

The business has grown significantly and continues to invest in manufacturing technology and its people.

For the right machinist, that means the opportunity to work with sophisticated equipment, learn from experienced engineers, develop experience with demanding materials and increasingly complex components, and build a career in advanced manufacturing.

Salary: £39,672

Overtime is available and paid at enhanced rates.

If you're already a good CNC Turner but feel you're capable of becoming considerably better, I'd be interested in speaking with you.

Apply now or contact Steve at Ion Tec for a confidential conversation.

Bedford / Field Based
Up to £45,000 + Overtime + Bonus
OTE circa £55,000 + Company Vehicle

From installing the machine to keeping it running.

We're recruiting a CNC Field Service Engineer for a growing machine-tool business supplying CNC Milling and Turning Centres to manufacturers across the UK.

This is an opportunity to become the company's first dedicated Field Service Engineer, taking responsibility for the installation, commissioning, servicing and maintenance of a growing installed base of CNC machine tools.

With almost 100 machines already installed across the UK and ambitious plans for further growth, this is a role that offers considerably more than simply attending breakdowns.

You'll have the opportunity to help shape the service function from an early stage - with the potential to develop into a Service Manager position as the business continues to expand.

The Role

You'll work with modern CNC Milling and Turning Centres, predominantly equipped with Siemens 828D controls.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out Pre-Delivery Inspections on new CNC machine tools
• Installing and commissioning CNC Milling and Turning Centres at customer sites
• Diagnosing mechanical, electrical and control-related faults
• Carrying out breakdown repairs and planned maintenance
• Supporting customers with machine-tool issues
• Ensuring machines are correctly set up and operating as intended
• Providing a professional technical service from initial installation throughout the machine's working life
• Working closely with the company's directors and customers to resolve technical issues
• Travelling throughout the UK to customer sites

The role will involve regular UK travel and overnight stays when required.

What We're Looking For

You'll need a strong practical understanding of CNC machine tools and the confidence to diagnose problems rather than simply replace parts.

Your experience could have been gained as a:

CNC Field Service Engineer · Machine Tool Service Engineer · Maintenance Engineer · Commissioning Engineer · CNC Engineer

You'll ideally bring experience in:

• CNC Milling and/or Turning Centres
• Machine-tool installation and commissioning
• Mechanical fault finding
• Electrical fault finding
• CNC controls
• Machine maintenance and repair
• Working independently at customer sites

Experience with Siemens 828D controls would be particularly valuable.

Just as importantly, you'll need to be comfortable representing a growing business directly with its customers. You'll often be the person they rely on when a machine needs installing, servicing or getting back into production.

That means technical ability needs to be matched by good communication, self-reliance and a genuine commitment to customer service.

Why This Opportunity?

The business was established by three engineers who began their own careers as CNC Machinists before moving into the machine-tool industry.

Since launching, the company has grown rapidly and now has almost 100 CNC machines installed with customers across the UK.

Until now, much of the engineering and service responsibility has been handled directly by the directors alongside external engineering support.

The appointment of a dedicated Field Service Engineer represents the next stage of that growth.

You'll therefore be joining at a point where you can have a genuine influence on how the service operation develops rather than becoming another engineer within a large established service department.

As the installed machine base and engineering team grow, there is the potential for the position to develop towards Service Manager.

Package

Salary up to £45,000
Overtime
Bonus
Anticipated OTE circa £55,000
Company vehicle
Company credit card for business expenses
Overnight accommodation allowance up to £130 per night
£30 per night food allowance

Ideally, you'll live within approximately an hour's commute of Biggleswade, with Bedford, Cambridge, Stevenage, Luton and the surrounding areas all potentially well placed. The role itself is UK field based and will involve regular travel and overnight stays.

If you're an experienced CNC or machine-tool engineer who wants more ownership, greater responsibility and the opportunity to grow with an ambitious business, apply now or contact Steve at Ion Tec for a confidential conversation.

About Ion Tec

Ion Tec is a specialist engineering and manufacturing recruitment business working with engineers and manufacturers across Yorkshire and the UK.

We take the time to understand the engineering behind every vacancy and the experience of the people we represent, so we can make considered introductions for the right reasons.

Engineering Recruitment. Done Properly.
ISO 9001:2015 Certified

Responsible to:    Site Manager / Site Director

Responsible for: 
Providing a Safe & Healthy Working Environment
Maintaining all Plant Assets to highest standards         
Plant/Production Breakdown repair
Engineer Workshop
Management and Development of Engineering Team
            
Purpose of Role

To maintain company assets to the highest standards at all times.
To ensure the safe, efficient and effective repair of plant / production breakdowns and assist production with engineering issues when and where required.

Duties and Responsibilities

1.    Maintaining all machinery to ensure it’s at working standards.
2.    Planning and managing all repair and installation activities.
3.    Supervising and leading all maintenance processes and operations.
4.    Creating and implementing maintenance procedures.
5.    Assigning repair schedules and evaluating repair cost estimates.
6.    Conducting regular inspections of the facilities to detect and resolve problems.
7.    Tracking expenses and overseeing the budget for maintenance.
8.    Overseeing equipment stock and placing orders for new supplies when necessary.
9.    Ensures PPM’s are completed as per the PPM schedules. All documentation and information relating to the PPM’s must always be correct and up-to-date .
10.    Proactive approach to troubleshoot, and repair equipment without causing extended equipment downtime.
11.    Work through, prioritise and delegate engineering jobs list provided by the Engineering department and other departments.
12.    Minimise cost where possible by ensuring efficient use of all engineering/production consumables.

Health and Safety

1.    Ensuring all department workers adhere to the safety policies and procedures.
2.    Ensure SWP’s are adhered to at all times and ensure any problems are reported to the Site Manager, H&S manager.
3.    Ensure correct PPE is being used at all times.
4.    Ensures housekeeping is at the highest standards at all times and promotes a clean as you go policy within the department.

Communication

1.    Communicate effectively with the engineering team and other departments
2.    Documenting and preparing daily progress reports and maintenance logs.
3.    Oversee, motivate, train, and review the maintenance team.
4.    Spot and resolve conflicts between team members.

Personnel

1.    Supervising the work of the engineering team.
2.    Determining the engineering team’s need for training and talent development.
3.    Providing clear and concise instructions to the engineering team.
4.    Be proactive in promoting the company to all employees and report any incidents or disagreements affecting the morale of the workforce to the senior management
5.    Promote communication between all employees.

General

1.    To comply with all company rules, regulations and procedures at all times and promote good working practices throughout the workforce.