CNC programmers, setters required

[Tango13]

As per the title really, we're looking for skilled CNC turners, both sliding and fixed head lathes as well as a skilled CNC miller for 3,4 and 5 axis work.

If anyone is interested PM me and we'll take it from there.

As a company we offer everything you'd expect from a small tight knit group of engineers, sarcasm, piss taking, general abuse, free tea and coffee, close proximity to a dodgy kebab shop and sometimes the odd day off if you're lucky.

We're based in Henlow Camp by the way so you might get treated to the odd Spitfire flyby in summer

[JUPE777]

There seems to be a bit of a shortage of highly skilled turners and millers around this neck of the woods. We're looking too. Good luck.

[stumpage]

Good luck with that. These guys are getting harder to find.

Actually I've realised who you are!!! Bit slow today.

Edited by stumpage on Wednesday 17th June 10:28

[Camaro]

Possibly looking at a change in the future, what machines / controls are you running?

[JUPE777]

Camaro said:

Possibly looking at a change in the future, what machines / controls are you running?

Now why didn't I think about doing this haha. Fair play Tango13.

[Tango13]

Camaro said:

Possibly looking at a change in the future, what machines / controls are you running?

On the sliding head side we've got a pair of Citizen M32's and an L20 and a fixed head Hardinge C65. Milling wise a Chiron FZ08 pallet changer, two Haas VF0E's with 4th axis units and we've just taken delivery of a 5 axis Fanuc Robodrill, all running G code software.

The Robodrill is a bit quick, a 24,000rpm spindle and rapids of over 50 metres a minute so free nappies will be provided

If you want to learn other stuff we also have a Toyoda CNC grinder and a couple of Delapena CNC honers.

[Legacywr]

We are always looking for the same too, we have picked a few employees recently as a big competitor (LPE) have gone quiet!

We are 100 days late with one of our customers, but we are still one of their best suppliers!

It is a nationwide draught

[Camaro]

It's busy at mine, but only because there's really only two of us running the place (small family business).

I'm running Hardinge C42, two Hardinge GTs, Mori Seiki SL25, all with Fanuc control, then on the milling front I run a Bridgeport VMC800 and a Haas Mini Mill. No experience with 4th Axis stuff or sliding head unfortunately.

[Boydie88]

How do you go about getting trained up in this stuff?

At the moment I'm just a cad designer of mainly automotive tooling so I'm pretty clued up on manufacturing processes but I wouldn't mind getting into manufacture as it might be a nice combo of knowledge to have, just not sure if it would be financially worth it.

[Camaro]

By starting out at the bottom, I also think there is a degree of having 'the knack' to know how to do stuff or work out where things are going wrong.

I started out straight from school as an operator, took the manual home for the Mini Mill, read it cover to cover and then was given a program to write. Some of it is basic, but like most things, you get your easy jobs and you get your harder jobs.

Sadly the guy who taught me everything I knew for 10 years died suddenly in January, leaving me to run the show, suddenly I was thrown in the deep end with two new machines to learn and a whole bunch of specialist jobs and materials to contend with. It's hard work but so very rewarding!

[SturdyHSV]

For what it's worth (a personal reference over the internet...), I know Andy (Camaro) and he works hard and puts in the hours. He even missed Le Mans this year as they had a big order come in and it wouldn't have been done without him.

He'd be an asset to your company in my humble opinion