Machinist

Why You Should ApplyOwn a piece of where you work: If you're a manual turner or manual lathe machinist who wants real job security, a profit share every month, and a genuine stake in the business, this Cardiff role is worth a look.

The numbers speak for themselves: Over the last two years, the team's profit share has averaged £5,600-£6,750 each. On top of that, the tax-free EOT bonus has been around £3,600 a year - worth roughly 20-30% more than the same money taxed.

Real security: 30 years in business. No redundancies, ever. No debt - when they buy a machine, they pay cash.

A four-and-a-bit day week: Monday to Thursday with a Friday finish around 11:30am-12pm. That's most of Friday and every weekend back for family, the workshop at home, or whatever you enjoy.

No overtime, no clock-watching: They don't need it. Because pay is linked to profit, people get the work out and go home - productivity jumped 15% after they became employee-owned.

Generous Annual Leave from Day One: You'll get 24 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays from Day One. Much more than the standard 20 days that most employers offer. They want a team that works hard and is rewarded with quality time off.

What you'll do as the Manual Lathe Machinist

You'll work in a precision engineering workshop alongside CNC mills, CNC lathes and a bank of manual lathes, making bespoke, high-tolerance parts to customer-supplied drawings. Runs are small - typically one-offs up to around 20 of a part - so no two days look the same.

• Turn high-tolerance parts manually: Take a drawing, the material and the tooling, and produce the part - working to fine tolerances (around 0.05mm and tighter).
• Work across materials: Aluminium, stainless steel, brass and some plastics, with the odd specialist ceramic job.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and use both mechanical and digital measuring equipment to check your work.
• Guide the junior members: At the upper end of the salary, you'll help steer apprentices and more junior turners - sharing the best way to approach a job.
• Grow into CNC if you want to: The focus is manual turning, but if you're interested in CNC down the line, training could be available.

Hours of work

You'll work 39 hours Monday to Thursday plus a Friday morning, with room to flex when you start - some start at 6:30am, others at 8am.

What you'll need to apply for the Manual Lathe Machinist

• Hands-on experience operating manual lathes (e.g. Colchester, Hardinge)
• The ability to take an engineering drawing and manually produce parts to a good, fine tolerance (around 0.05mm)
• Experience turning materials such as aluminium, stainless steel, brass or plastics, and confident use of mechanical and digital measuring devices.

Next Steps

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