Pattern Shop Machinist Night Shift

Motorsport-Total.com GmbH; Wantage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is seeking a skilled machinist for a night shift role to set up and machine patterns and carbon components. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, ensuring high standards of quality and compliance with safety regulations. Experience with 3 and 5 axis machining is essential. Join us in driving innovation and excellence in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Proficient in using 3 and 5 axis machine centres.
• Knowledge of various materials and their properties.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out machining operations as directed by the Supervisor.
• Communicate with the TPP department to solve machining problems.
• Liaise with both machinists and other departments to ensure best practices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Collaborative team player

Education

Recognised apprenticeship or relevant experience

Tools

3 axis machine centres

5 axis machine centres

Job description

Overview

Are you a skilled machinist with a passion for precision, innovation, and continuous improvement?

In this role, you’ll be responsible for setting up and machining patterns and carbon components to precise engineering drawings, using 5-axis machining and self-inspection techniques. You’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where #innovation, #teamwork, and #resilience drive everything we do. If you’re committed to #excellence and take pride in your #accountability, then you’ll thrive here — because #wearewilliams.

Main Duties

• To carry out machining operations as directed by the Supervisor ensuring all steps are taken to meet given deadlines and that machines are run at their optimum.
• When required, communicate with our TPP department to solve problems when machining patterns / jigs / components and offer solutions that may further improve the quality and runtime of the job.
• Proactively liaise with both machinists within the department and other areas of the business to ensure best practice is established and utilised.
• When required, carry out inspection during the machining of any patterns, jigs and components to ensure work presented to inspection is right first time.
• Ensure all relevant work orders and shop floor data is collected and is accurate.
• To effectively communicate to other shifts and ensure thorough handovers are completed to minimise loss in production time.
• Ensure all tooling is built to correct specification and stored accordingly.
• Follow all predefined information as set out in the program job packs.

Key Accountabilities

• Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:
• Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same.
• Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations.
• Maintain personal high standards of behaviour and conduct, being a positive ambassador for the department.
• Ensure you adhere to brand rules and maintain high standards of department presentation.
• Work to quality standards and identify and contribute ways to continuously improve department and personal performance.
• Ensure understanding of cost cap rules and requirements.

Core Competencies

• Attention to detail and precision.
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated, as well as work diligently with the pattern shop team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and other departments to share ideas of continuous improvement to processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Possess a recognised apprenticeship or have relevant experience in a similar environment.
• Proficient in using 3 and 5 axis machine centres.
• Knowledge of various materials and their properties.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.

This is a night shift pattern Monday to Thursday 18:15 to 04:45

Additional Information

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Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.