CNC Machinist – Off the Tools (Tooling & Setup Support)

About the role

CNC Machinist – Step Off the Machines Up to £19.00 per hour | Day Shift | Early Finish Friday Tired of running machines all day? Prefer the setup, tooling, and planning side of the job? This role lets you stay in Engineering without being stood at a CNC all shift. What’s Different? No full-time machine operating Focus on tooling, setup prep, and organisation Less physical, but still hands-on Play a key role in keeping production running smoothly The Role Prepare tooling, fixtures, and gauges fo… This is an engineering or maintenance role focused on keeping production assets, site services or factory equipment available and safe. Candidates should expect a mix of planned work, reactive fault-finding and close cooperation with production teams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on machinery, services or production equipment
• Fault-find mechanical, electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic issues within your competence
• Complete maintenance records, permits, isolation checks and handovers accurately
• Support breakdown recovery while maintaining safe lock-off and escalation discipline
• Work with production teams to reduce repeat failures, downtime and unsafe conditions
• Keep tools, spares and work areas organised for the next shift or job

Requirements

• Relevant maintenance, facilities or engineering experience in a factory or industrial setting
• Mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled training appropriate to the advert
• Able to read basic manuals, drawings, fault codes or maintenance instructions
• Good safety awareness around isolation, guarding, permits and working at height
• Comfortable balancing urgent breakdowns with planned maintenance work

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