Cnc Turner Programmer

Company: SourceCo Recruitment
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Location: Leighton Buzzard
Job Description:

CNC Turner / Programmer – Late Shift

£50,654 – £57,319 per annum inclusive of shift premium

Permanent | Monday to Thursday | 4 day working week

Are you an experienced CNC Turner/Programmer looking for a role where you can genuinely use your programming skills, rather than simply setting and operating?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established precision engineering business offering a permanent four day working week, strong earning potential and excellent long term stability.

You’ll be responsible for programming, setting and operating 2 axis CNC turning machines, producing high quality, low volume precision components to engineering drawings and customer specifications.

The Role

  • Write new CNC turning programmes from scratch at the machine
  • Set and operate 2-axis CNC lathes
  • Interpret engineering drawings, tolerances and surface finishes
  • Select tooling, speeds, feeds and cutting conditions
  • Edit and optimise existing programmes where required
  • Carry out in-process inspection and ensure components meet required standards
  • Produce one-off and low-to-medium volume precision components
  • Work with a range of hard and soft metals
  • Work on components ranging from approximately Ø25mm x 100mm up to Ø300mm x 3m
  • Work independently with minimal supervision

About You

You’ll need proven experience as a CNC Turner/Programmer, with the ability to confidently write programmes from scratch/long-hand at the machine.

Essential experience includes:

  • CNC turning programming, setting and operating
  • Strong G-code knowledge
  • Confident programming with minimal supervision
  • Reading and working from engineering drawings
  • Understanding of geometric tolerances and surface finishes
  • Experience with one-off and low-volume precision machining
  • A quality focused and self motivated approach
  • Fanuc controls and Fanuc Manual Guide i experience would be advantageous.

What’s On Offer?

  • Base rate of £18 – £21 per hour, depending on experience
  • Monday to Wednesday: 4:30pm – 3:30am
  • Thursday: 4:30pm – 1:00am
  • Every Friday off
  • Late shift premium paid at time plus one third
  • 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays
  • Additional Christmas shutdown holiday
  • Pension & healthcare scheme
  • Excellent working conditions
  • Permanent position with immediate start available
  • Long established business with a strong track record of employee retention and continual investment

This is a particularly good opportunity for an experienced CNC Turner who wants more than just another setter/operator role and is looking for a long term position with a great working pattern and genuine earning potential.

Applicants must already be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available.

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Posted: September 16th, 2026