CNC Turner Setter Operator → Programming & CADCAM (Training Provided)
📍 Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
💰 Salary: Negotiable (Dependent on Experience) + Structured Pay Reviews + Lots of Overtime (x1.5)
🕒 Days | Mon–Fri
Want to move into CNC Programming or CADCAM?
If you’re currently a CNC Turner Setter Operator using Fanuc controls (or similar with G-code / M-code experience) and want to step up into offline programming and CADCAM, this is a genuine progression opportunity — not just another turning role.
You’ll join a well-established precision engineering business investing heavily in modern CNC lathes, sub-spindle technology and engineer development, with a structured 5-year training plan to take you from Setter Operator to Programmer.
What you’ll be doing
• Setting and operating CNC lathes (2-axis, multi-axis or sub-spindle)
• Working with Fanuc controls (or similar – G-code / M-code essential)
• Learning CNC programming (online & offline)
• Training into CADCAM / offline programming
• Working from complex engineering drawings
• Editing and proving out programs
• Supporting tooling, processes and continuous improvement
• Inspecting your own work to tight tolerances
What you’ll get
• Structured 5-year training programme with clear progression
• Salary increases linked to milestones and development
• Full CADCAM training
• Exposure to modern CNC turning & sub-spindle technology
• Lots of overtime available paid at x1.5
• Long-term progression into Programming / Engineering roles
What they’re looking for
• CNC Turner Setter Operator experience
• Strong CNC lathe experience (Fanuc preferred – other controls considered)
• Experience editing programs (G-code / M-code)
• Experience with sub-spindle machines (advantageous)
• Keen to progress into programming and CADCAM
• Able to read engineering drawings and work to tight tolerances
Why this role stands out
This isn’t just a job — it’s a clear pathway into high-value programming and CADCAM, with structured support, real investment, and progression built in from day one.
Interested?
Apply now or message me directly for a confidential chat — happy to talk through the role and map out your progression into programming