Cubed Talent is proud to partner exclusively with a growing precision engineering business in Guiseley to recruit an experienced CNC Turner. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a long-serving, versatile and skilled team where your expertise will be truly valued and where there is real scope for development and progression as the business grows.
This role is ideal for candidates who enjoy working in a high-trust culture with light-touch leadership, where autonomy and self-determination are encouraged. It demands a high degree of skill, initiative, commitment, problem‑solving ability, and a keen eye for quality and efficiency.
About the Company
Our client is a well-equipped precision engineering company, with assets including Haas milling machines, Doosan CNC lathes, Haas ST‑20Y mill‑turn lathes, and a forthcoming Doosan 2600M. As a third‑generation heritage business, it is now part of a larger, diverse, and fast‑growing group, providing automation, robotics, M&E, FMCG, specialist engineering, R&D/NPD, and turnkey projects.
The Role
You will be responsible for the full turning process from start to finish, including the following:
- Programming CNC lathes using Alphacam CAM software
- Setting and operating Doosan and Haas lathes
- Machining a variety of materials, including aluminium, stainless steel, specialised steels and brass
- Handling batch sizes ranging from one-off prototypes to production runs of up to 400 parts
- Deburring, quality checking and final inspection of finished components
- Working independently and collaboratively within the turning team
Qualifications and Attributes
- Strong, proven experience programming, setting and operating CNC lathes – particularly Doosan and Haas
- Experience machining a range of metals to tight tolerances
- Ability to manage the full manufacturing process autonomously
- Experience on mill‑turn lathes is a distinct advantage
- A reliable, quality-focused approach and the ability to work well in a small team
Benefits and Compensation
- Highly competitive basic salary – up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Basic annual leave entitlement of four weeks, including bank holidays
- Additional two weeks (80 hours) of leave or salary benefit, potentially worth £1,730 per annum or a combination thereof
- Flexible hours available, provided 40 hours are completed Monday to Friday
- Annual/Christmas bonus, subject to business performance
- All hours over 40 are paid with an overtime premium
Interested? We'd love to hear from you. Apply online now or get in touch with the team at Cubed Talent for a confidential conversation – (phone number removed).
