CNC Lathe Programmer

Salary: £26,000 – £29,250 per year

Climb Recruitment are proud to be working with a leading company in the Sheffield area

Job Title: CNC Lathe Programmer

Main Purpose of Job:
Setting, operating and programming of Lathes, inspection of finished components to
meet customer specifications

Duties and Responsibilities:
Programming, Setting and Operating of Fanuc, Okuma, Mazatrol and similar systems
with live tooling
Running Doosan and Mazak Lathes
Editing of new and existing programmes
Working closely with the Applications engineer for tooling and CAD/CAM support, receiving a program and loading into the Control.
Reading through the program and understanding the various G and M codes and where
they should be used.
Adding in probing cycles to set machine and part Dutums.
Calculating the offsets to correctly position the part.
Adjusting Feeds, speeds, and depths of cut to suit the material being machined.
Setting appropriate Tool Life constraints to get the best out of the consumables.
Advising on types of tooling and fixturing to assist the Apps Engineer in programming.
Copy and pasting between programs.
Building new tools, measuring them, and adding them to the machine, both physically and in the machine’s control.
Setting the machine and tombstone for lights out running where possible
Hand finishing/cleaning of components where necessary
Final inspection of components, maintaining and owning the quality of the products
machined
Following and maintaining all documentation standards required
Working to very fine tolerances within a Six Sigma environment
Working to production schedules to meet output requirements
Carrying out planned safety checks of the equipment

Skills and Experience
of Okuma OSP, Mazatrol or Fanuc controller a distinct advantage
A strong understand of Turning and basic Milling techniques
Experience in a low to medium volume, high tolerance production environment
Ideally, a time-served apprentice with 2-3 years’ experience in a similar environment
Experience in working with Nickel Alloys
Precision engineering or tool making background
Experience of operating Mitutoyo CMM an advantage
Use of a range of measuring equipment, micrometres, Height Gauge etc

Hours of Work

Site based Shift system:

Mornings: Mon – Fri 6am – 2pm

Afters: Mon – Wed 2pm – 11pm, Thurs – 2pm – 10.20pm, Fri – 2pm – 6pm

Alternate weeks

Pay and Benefits

Salary DOE – Please call to discuss

Contributory pension scheme (4%)

Modern, clean working environment

Free On-site Parking