CNC Turner – Fanuc | Aerospace Precision
📍 Location: Hayes area
💷 Salary: £42,000 – £52,000 DOE
🕒 Shift Pattern: Days only | 4-day working week
🏭 Sector: Aerospace Subcontract Manufacturing
🏭 About the Role
I’m recruiting on behalf of a well-established aerospace precision engineering business based in the Hayes area. Due to sustained growth and a strong forward order book, they’re looking to bring in an experienced CNC Turner to strengthen their turning department.
This is a quality-driven environment, not a production sweatshop — ideal for someone who takes pride in machining to tight tolerances and working to aerospace standards.
🔩 Key Responsibilities
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If you can, program either online or CAD/CAM -- Setting and operating CNC turning centres using Fanuc controls
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Producing high-precision aerospace components to exact specifications
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Working from detailed engineering drawings and tolerance requirements
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Setting tools, adjusting offsets, and assisting with job prove-outs (depending on experience)
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Carrying out in-process inspection using standard precision measuring equipment
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Following documented quality procedures, traceability, and shop-floor controls
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Maintaining excellent housekeeping, safety, and quality standards
✅ What They’re Looking For
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Solid background in CNC turning -- setting and operating within aerospace or similar high-precision industries
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Strong working knowledge of Fanuc-controlled lathes
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Confident reading and interpreting engineering drawings
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Comfortable working to tight tolerances with a quality-first mindset
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Able to work independently within a structured manufacturing environment
⭐ Desirable (Not Essential)
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Experience programming on multi-axis / turning machines
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Previous exposure to AS9100 or ISO-controlled environments
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Willingness to progress onto more complex machinery over time
💼 What’s on Offer
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£42,000 -- £52,000 depending on experience
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Days only – no shifts
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4-day working week (excellent work-life balance)
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Long-term, stable aerospace work
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Clean, modern machine shop with continued investment
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Supportive engineering-led culture