CNC Setter/Operator
Location: Stroud
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £33,000 – £40,000 DOE (Depending on Experience & Shift Pattern)
Available Shift Patterns
Double Day Shift (Early/Late Rotating)
Early Shift
- Monday – Thursday: 6:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Friday: 6:00 am – 11:30 am
Late Shift
- Monday – Thursday: 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Friday: 11:30 am – 5:00 pm
Permanent Night Shift
- Monday – Thursday: 10:00 pm – 6:00 am
- Friday: 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Are you an experienced CNC Setter/Operator looking for a stable long-term opportunity within a modern engineering environment?
Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced machine shop where quality, teamwork, and precision engineering are at the heart of production?
THOMAS Professional are currently recruiting for a CNC Setter/Operator to join a well-established and growing manufacturing business based in Stroud. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled CNC Setter/Operator to join a company that invests in its people, maintains high engineering standards, and offers a clean, organised, and supportive working environment.
The successful CNC Setter/Operator will play a key role within the machine shop, supporting production requirements while ensuring quality and efficiency standards are consistently maintained.
Benefits
- Competitive salary dependent on experience and shift pattern
- Quarterly bonus scheme if company targets are achieved
- Overtime opportunities available
- Overtime Rates:
- Weekdays: 1.5x basic hourly rate
- Saturday: 1.5x basic hourly rate
- Sunday: 2x basic hourly rate
- Free on-site parking
- Three complimentary hot beverages daily
- Annual salary review
- Christmas shutdown
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (convertible to hours)
- Pension Scheme (5% employee / 7% employer contribution)
- Life Assurance (3x basic salary)
- Paycare Health Cash Plan (shareable with spouse/partner)
- Employee Assistance Programme (Spectrum)
- Access to Independent Financial Advisors quarterly
- Peer-to-Peer Nomination Scheme
- Sickness & Absence support
- Free eye tests for eligible employees
- Company uniform provided annually
- Ongoing training and development
- Modern manufacturing environment
- Long-term stable opportunity
Role Responsibilities
As a CNC Setter/Operator, your responsibilities will include:
- Setting and operating CNC machinery within the machine shop
- Producing precision components to engineering drawings and specifications
- Carrying out machine checks and maintaining production documentation
- Inspecting components to ensure quality standards are achieved
- Reporting non-conformance issues where required
- Maintaining a safe, clean, and organised working environment
- Supporting production targets and continuous improvement activities
- Working closely with Team Leaders and other departments across production
The Person
The successful CNC Setter/Operator will ideally have:
- Strong hands-on CNC machining experience within a manufacturing environment (essential)
- Previous experience setting and operating CNC machinery (essential)
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Good understanding of quality standards and inspection processes
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive attitude towards work
If you are interested in this CNC Setter/Operator opportunity and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV.
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At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.
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