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We are recruiting!
Our company is a successful family-owned business based in Royston, close to Cambridge, supplying prototypes and short production runs to customers across the UK. Substantial investments have been made over the last few years across all the departments.
Our current vacancies are listed below.
Vacancies
CNC Programmer
We are looking for a CNC Programmer to join our CNC department, currently a team of eight, to enable fast turnaround times for clients’ orders. Your role will be to program CNC parts based on customer orders under the guidance of the CNC Manager.
About Prototype Projects
The Company is a successful family-owned business based in Royston close to Cambridge supplying prototypes and short production runs to customers across the UK. Substantial investments have been made over the last few years in all the departments.
The ideal candidate
The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria:
- Apprenticeship background and/or fully trained as a CNC programmer with a strong background in engineering
- At least 5-10 years CNC Offline Programming experience is essential
- Strong experience setting and operating machines
- Experience with Mastercam software is desirable (other packages will be considered)
- Experience with Fanuc, Haas and Heidenhain controls would be a distinct advantage
- Strong computer skills
- Competent in self inspection using necessary equipment
- Ability to independently interpret and work to engineering drawings and 3D models
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and Datum system
- Ability to work, as a team player, in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrate working to the values of the company (which can be read here)
The Role
The successful candidate will:
- Create efficient milling programmes using Mastercam
- Competently set and operate milling machines with Heidenhain/Fanuc/Haas online control
- Produce tooling and setting sheets, as well as planning and designing necessary fixtures
- Communicate effectively and aid, when necessary, the setting up process
- Prove out new jobs
Salary, hours and holiday
We will offer a competitive salary to the right candidate. Please indicate your salary expectations in your covering email.
Location: office-based in Royston, Hertfordshire
Hours: you will work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Annual leave: 21 days paid leave (increases with time served)
Bank Holidays: statutory Bank Holidays
Pension: auto-enrolment into the Government Scheme (provided by Nest)
Benefits
Free parking
Perks (after probation period):
- retail discount vouchers
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Note to applicants
You must be based locally to Royston, Herts, UK, ideally within a 30-minute/easily commutable drive. You must be eligible to work in the UK.
Values
We are proud of our company and want to ensure we have the right people in our team. As such, we have a set of values which can be read here. If you believe you share our values and have the skills and attitude that we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you!
Interested?
Please send your CV, with a covering letter/email detailing your salary expectations, to Justin Pringle, Managing Director: justin@prototypeprojects.com
Note: this job will involve working within a shift pattern, alternating weekly between Early and Late shifts (see below for full details).
CNC Milling Machine Operator Setter
We are looking for a CNC Milling Machine Operator Setter to join our CNC team, currently a team of eight, to enable faster turnaround times for client’s orders. Your role will be to set up and run programs under the guidance of the CNC Manager and programming team.
The ideal candidate
You will have:
- Experience setting and operating CNC Mills (not Turning/Lathes)
- Fanuc/HAAS & Heidenhian controls (edit programs)
- Working autonomously and under own initiative
- Must be able to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Quick thinking and a problem solver
- Ability to work to short time scales and effectively self-time manage
- You will be expected to operate multiple machines ensuring maximum production is achieved during the day and unmanned night runs
- Have a can-do attitude towards challenges, with the desire to continuously work closely with colleagues and management in developing newer methods of engineering to increase efficiency/quality and health safety
- Have a good work ethic towards assisting with tasks that may not fully meet your job description but that you are either skilled or trained to do
- The ability to work both alone and as part of a team and contribute to problem-solving situations helping to identify issues and provide solutions
- Be will clean up parts to a high standard
- Be able to inspect your own work and others
- Demonstrate working to the values of the company (which can be read here)
- Knowledge of Mastercam would be a distinct advantage but not essential
Qualifications
- Apprentice Trained
- GCSE (or equivalent) passes (C grade or grade 4) in Maths and English Language
Salary, shift pattern and holiday
Based in Royston, Hertfordshire, you will work 40 hours per week Shift Pattern & Hourly Rate (weekly alternating)
Shift A:
- 06:00 – 14:30 (Monday to Friday)
- £14 per hour
Shift B:
- 14:00 – 23:00 (Monday to Thursday) and 14:00 – 20:00 (Friday)
- £16 per hour
Annual leave: 21 days paid leave (increases with time served)
Bank Holidays: statutory Bank Holidays
Pension: auto-enrolment into the Government Scheme (provided by Nest)
Benefits
Free parking
Perks (after probation period):
- retail discount vouchers
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Values
We are proud of our company and want to ensure we have the right people in our team. As such, we have a set of values which can be read here. If you believe you share our values and have the skills and attitude that we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you!
Interested?
Please send your CV, with a covering letter/email, to Justin Pringle, Managing Director: justin@prototypeprojects.com