CNC Machinist

About the role British Mica is a UK manufacturer producing hundreds of products across machined metal parts, GRP (glass-reinforced plastic) products, battery parts, marine parts and rail components, including rail repair work. We are looking for a skilled CNC Machinist to set up, program and operate CNC lathes, 3-axis machining centres, a CNC press and a CNC router. You will produce accurate, right-first-time parts in metals, composites and engineering plastics, working from engineering drawings to tight tolerances and supporting our quality improvement goals. Key responsibilities General machining Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, job cards and work instructions. Set up machines: load programs, fit and align workholding, set tool and work offsets. Write, edit and prove CNC programs at the control (G-code / conversational) and from CAM output. Select cutting tools, speeds and feeds suited to the material and finish required. Run first-off parts, adjust offsets and hand over to production once approved. Carry out routine machine maintenance, coolant checks and report faults promptly. CNC lathes Set up and run CNC turning centres for shafts, bushes, threaded and bored components. Set chucks, collets, soft jaws and tailstock; manage tool turrets and nose-radius compensation. Achieve diameters, threads and surface finish to drawing tolerances. 3-axis machining centres Set up vices, fixtures an...