Engineering Technician

Manual Machinist

Salary up to £36,500, + overtime at 1.5, permanent role, BS11 Avonmouth, Bristol working 39 hours per week Monday to Thursday 07.00-15.30 and Friday 07.00-14.30, life insurance, pension, 23 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, free car parking and company work wear provided.

We are recruiting for an engineering technician and skilled manual machinist with experience in manual milling and some turning is useful as well as bench fitting to join an established and progressive global manufacturing organisation in their R & D department. They are looking for either experienced machinists or candidates who have trained in engineering and machining and are looking to expand their knowledge and skills. You will be working as part of a small team and reporting to the Engineering manager.

skilled machinist: Main duties

Manual machining mainly milling
Come CNC experience is useful
Producing jigs and fixtures
Produce manufacturing tooling
Bench fitting
Assist with building and assembling Machines
Repair of Jigs and Fixtures
Varied work from machining one offs and small batches to the repair of existing jigs and fixtures
Supporting the development of tooling for new projects from initial development through to the start of production
The role may also involve improving existing machines and tooling already in production, as well as assisting with the assembly of modular build machines

Qualifications and Experience required for the skilled machinist

Previous engineering and machining experience
Apprentice trained engineer or time served candidates with suitable skill set
Qualified with City and Guilds or NVQ in engineering or equivalent, however time served experience gained in practical engineering environments are also of interest
Experience of manual mills and also lathes would be of interest, any CNC Milling experience is useful but not essential
Bench fitting work
Experience of machine building would be useful but not essential
Able to read drawings

The successful skilled machinist is likely to have either served a recognised engineering apprenticeship or related training and possess manual machining skills and basic fitting skills for this role which will be working for an international organisation with long term career opportunities and access to a great range of benefits including but not limited to:

Benefits include

Salary £36,500, + overtime at 1.5
Job title: skilled machinist
Benefits: 23 days holiday + bank holidays, free parking & pension
Hours: 39 per week, Monday to Friday 7.00am - 15.30pm Mon -Thurs Fri 7.00 am - 2.30pm
Location: BS11 Avonmouth
Duration: Permanent

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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