Job Title: CNC Turner / Setter-Operator
Job Location: Dublin
Salary: DOE + Quarterly Bonus + Benefits
Working Model: Fully onsite, 39-hour week, with an early finish on Fridays
Perks at a glance: On-site parking | Quarterly bonus | Early finish Fridays | Pension.
About Our Client
A specialist in precision engineering, our client designs and manufactures high-performance tooling for the pharmaceutical industry. Their approach is simple: quality first, and there’s always a better way. Design engineers, machinists and support staff work as one close team, and there’s genuine room to learn and progress.
Why This Role
You’ll be the person who takes a turning job from first setup to finished, inspected part. If you take pride in holding tight tolerances and getting every component right, you’ll fit in well.
How Your Day Breaks Down
Setting up and running the machines
You’ll set up and run CNC lathes and turning machines, fit tooling and workholding, set work and tool offsets, and choose the right inserts, speeds and feeds for each job. You’ll prove out programs safely and make minor program and offset adjustments as needed.
Making and checking parts
You’ll work from engineering drawings and technical documentation to machine components to the required dimensions, tolerances and surface finish. You’ll carry out first-off and in-process checks with micrometers, verniers, bore gauges and thread gauges, deburr and finish parts, and keep production and quality records accurate.
Keeping things running
You’ll monitor tool wear and change tooling when needed, resolve machining faults quickly, carry out routine machine checks and keep your area clean and safe in line with company H&S, quality and manufacturing procedures. You’ll also work closely with the production, engineering and quality teams.
What We Need From You
- Proven experience as a CNC Turner or CNC Machinist, setting and operating turning machines
- Confident reading of engineering drawings
- Good knowledge of turning operations, tooling, workholding, cutting parameters, CNC programming and offsets
- Experience machining to tight tolerances and using precision measuring equipment
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- A methodical, quality-focused approach with great attention to detail
- Reliability, good timekeeping, a positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Ability to work independently and in a team, and to meet deadlines
- A strong commitment to health and safety
Bonus Points If You Have
- CNC program editing or programming experience
- Knowledge of Fanuc, Siemens, Mazatrol, Haas, Heidenhain or similar controls
- Experience with live/driven tooling, turning centres or bar-fed machines
- Experience machining aluminium, stainless steel, tool steel, brass or other engineering materials
- Experience with one-off, small-batch or high-volume work
- A background in precision engineering, medical, aerospace, automotive or similar manufacturing
- A CNC machining qualification or apprenticeship
Interested?
Please contact Emily Mason via the link below to apply for the job.
