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Engineering Career Guide – CNC Operator

03-07-2022
Job seeker advice

As a CNC Operator, you will be responsible for operating industrial machinery, which can include a hydraulic press, grinder, borer, or overhead crane. Some more roles are setting tolerance levels and cutting speeds, inspecting workflows to ensure that technical and quality standards are met, along with devising a work plan to efficiently carry out daily machining. 

A CNC Operator uses the CNC machine to manufacture parts required in a company’s workflow. They follow diagrams or shape parts for custom fittings. They must ensure that machines produce parts that meet quality standards. Some skills and qualifications needed; Maths skills, mechanical engineering, production machinery maintenance, software programming via CAD and CAM programs, metalworking and machine tooling, CNC machine programming, and Application of ISO quality standards. Most employers will want at least 6 month’s work experience.

The role of CNC Operator offers a potential growth to be a CNC Manager which needs the right person to give orders and supervise along with many other tasks. 

Generally, the hours for a CNC Operator are Monday-Friday 40hrs/Week. As a CNC Operator, you are expected to meet targets and aim to outperform your other team members while also maintaining a team environment. Salaries vary from £21,000-£23,000 per annum depending on experience. 

If you are looking for CNC Operator roles in the engineering industry you have come to the right place. Our expert team of engineering career consultants have helped 1000’s of candidates find their dream job. 

At Perfect Placement, we recruit across all engineering disciplines including roles within manufacturing and maintenance, design engineering, precision engineering, management, support and sales, production, FMCG, HVAC, BMS, and Quality. 

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