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CNC Turner

Job details
Posting date: 19 May 2026
Salary: £37,000 to £37,500 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 June 2026
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, hg42lf
Company: Travail Employment Group
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: JO0000016884_1779199030

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Summary

CNC Turner

Knaresborough
£19.00 per hour (incl. shift allowance)
Rotating shifts | Overtime available

We are recruiting for an experienced CNC Turner / CNC Setter Operator to join a well-established precision engineering company in Knaresborough. This is a great opportunity to work with modern machinery in a growing business that invests in its people.

The Role:
  • Set and operate CNC lathes (Fanuc / Heidenhain controls)
  • Carry out tool changes, offsets, and basic programme edits
  • Manufacture high-quality components to tight tolerances
  • Work from engineering drawings to produce first-offs and batch work
  • Maintain high standards in line with AS9100 / ISO 13485

Shift Pattern:

Early Shift:

  • Mon -Thurs: 6:00am - 2:00pm
  • Fri: 6:00am - 12:30pm

Late Shift:

  • Mon -Wed: 2:00pm -12:30am
  • Thurs: 2:00pm -10:30pm
  • Fri: Day off

Requirements:
  • Proven experience as a CNC Turner / CNC Lathe Operator
  • Experience setting and operating CNC machines
  • Ability to read and work from engineering drawings
  • Experience working to tight tolerances
  • Knowledge of Fanuc or Heidenhain controls

Desirable:

  • Apprentice trained or engineering qualification
  • Experience with multiple materials (metals / polymers)
  • 5-axis or mill-turn experience
  • Basic CNC programming

Benefits:
  • 25 days holiday
  • 4-day week on late shift
  • Early finish Fridays
  • Paid overtime
  • Company pension
  • Death in service cover
  • Training and progression opportunities

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If you're an experienced CNC Turner looking for a stable role with excellent benefits and work-life balance, apply today.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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