Job Description

Are you an experienced Lead CNC Machinist looking for a genuine career? Would you like to work with high-tech precision equipment, manufacturing next-generation aerospace equipment? Would you have the ability to mentor other CNC Machinists and help develop their career? If so, this may be the career move you've been looking for…

The responsibilities of the Lead CNC Machinist are:

• Operates machine tools in a production environment to manufacture parts in accordance with specifications, blueprints, and work instructions.
• Leads and assigns daily work activities for Machinists and Machine Operators to support production priorities.
• Supports machine shop supervision with production scheduling, workload coordination, and short-term planning.
• Provides leadership and technical support for automation initiatives, including lights-out and unattended machining.
• Collaborates with Programming to set up, prove out, and optimize new and existing part numbers.
• Works closely with Jig & Fixture Tool Makers, Machinists, Supervisors, and Management to improve processes, tooling, and throughput.

The skills/experience required for the Lead CNC Machinist role are:

• Minimum GED qualification

• At least 5 years CNC machining experience (milling, turning or grinding)

• Very strong ability to read engineering drawings

• Background in part programming with varied controls

• Ability to work in a busy machine shop whilst managing multiple machining centres

• Leadership capability with the interpersonal skills to train others, with an ambitious personality looking to progress your personal career

• Excellent communication skills

The successful Lead CNC Machinist will be rewarded with a great career. You will work in a large machine shop, manufacturing some of the most precisely engineered components in the aerospace industry. You will also work with industry-leading equipment and train other members of the CNC team in using state-of-the-art machines. If you are an experienced, ambitious CNC Machinist, please get in touch today.