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CNC Machinist

Onshore applicants only

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Trade · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $40 - $50/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only

Are you a skilled CNC machinist? A precision engineering business in Sydney, NSW is looking for people like you, and it has been in business for a long time.

The job is on the evening shift. You will set up, program and run CNC machines, and setting and running them is 70% of the work. You will make production parts and test parts (prototypes) for customers in many industries, like defence, construction, oil and gas, infrastructure and manufacturing. The company will consider experience on any type of CNC machine. It will shape the job to fit you.

There are several jobs open. You need 4+ years of recent CNC programming and setting. This job is for people already in Australia with work rights. Visa sponsorship will be considered for the right candidate.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Program, set and run CNC machines such as mills, lathes and a sliding head lathe
  • Set up tools and work holdings
  • Get jobs ready for the different machining centres
  • Design work holdings for prototypes and for production
  • Check and measure the finished parts at the end
  • Do production work and some prototype work for customers in manufacturing, oil & gas, construction, defence and infrastructure
  • Learn more and grow your CNC programming skills
  • Look after the machines you know from the start

Requirements & Eligibility

  • 4+ years of work as a machinist or CNC machinist
  • 4+ years of recent work programming and setting CNC machines
  • Comfortable setting and running CNC machines (this is 70% of the role)
  • A Fitting and Turning qualification or similar
  • Experience programming with CAM software
  • Strong computer skills
  • Experience reading and understanding engineering documents and drawings
  • Keen to learn and grow
  • An A++ work ethic
  • A very good team player who does not say "not my job"
  • Can work alone and with the team
  • Candidates must have the right to work in Australia
  • Nice to have: proficiency with a CAD-CAM
  • Nice to have: proficiency with Fusion360
  • Nice to have: proficiency with Okuma OSP

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