CNC Turner

CNC Turner
Poole
£16 – £18 per hour + shift premiums
 
We are recruiting for an experienced CNC Turner to join a well-established precision engineering business in Poole. This is a permanent position within a clean, organised, and quality-driven environment, ideal for someone who takes pride in producing high-quality components.
 
The Role
You will be working on small to medium batch components, setting and operating CNC lathes (with some exposure to mill/turn where applicable) using FANUC/Mazak controls.
 
Key responsibilities:

• Setting and operating CNC lathes using FANUC (Mazak advantageous)
• Producing components to detailed engineering drawings and specifications
• Selecting tooling, setting offsets, and proving out existing programs
• Completing first-off and in-process inspection to tight tolerances (SPC where required)
• Recording setup and run times and providing process feedback
• Maintaining a clean and organised work area in line with 5S standards

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a CNC Turner in a precision engineering environment
• Strong working knowledge of FANUC controls (Mazak beneficial)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings accurately
• Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Methodical, reliable, and quality-focused approach

Desirable

• Multi-axis CNC turning experience
• Exposure to CNC milling or mill/turn machines
• Experience with Nakamura machines and bar feed systems

Shifts & Benefits

• Flexible shift options available: Days, Nights, Double Days, Flexitime
• Overtime available at enhanced rates
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme, dental cover, and death in service benefit
• Stable, long-term opportunity with strong staff retention

 
If you’re an experienced CNC Turner who wants to be part of a business that values precision, people, and progress, get in touch. Call Rio at Holt Engineering on 07483025038.
 
Holt Engineering 
We source skilled mechanical and electrical talent for engineering blue collar roles across the UK. This includes CNC machinists (turning, milling, sliding head, EDM and programming), toolmakers, manual grinders and deburrers. We also recruit welders and fabricators (TIG, MIG and coded), sheet metal workers and steel erectors. On the assembly and test side, we place mechanical fitters, maintenance, paint spraying, laminators, deck fitters, assembly technicians and electrical technicians, electronic technicians, wire persons, IPC technicians, solderers, PCB assemblers and test technicians, plus production operatives and warehouse and stores staff.