CNC Machine Operator
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $35/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A precision engineering workshop in Christchurch is looking for CNC Machinists with genuine, verifiable hands-on expertise. You will work across CNC milling, turning and multi-axis machining on a varied mix of precision components, complex industrial parts, one-off jobs, small production runs and repair or refurbishment work.
That variety suits machinists who can assess a job, make sound technical decisions and deliver accurate results with little supervision.
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Key Responsibilities
- Prepare CNC machines for precision machining jobs
- Prove out and refine programs ahead of production runs
- Operate CNC milling, turning and multi-axis equipment
- Work from engineering drawings, dimensions and specifications
- Select tooling, workholding and cutting parameters that suit the job
- Produce parts to specified sizes and tolerances, measuring and inspecting quality as you go
- Resolve machining, tooling and setup issues
- Rely on your own technical judgement for unfamiliar or challenging work
- Turn out one-off, prototype and low-volume parts
- Machine complex and larger industrial components
- Take on repair, refurbishment and modification machining
- Maintain accuracy and workmanship, monitoring the process and adjusting where necessary
- Follow safety, quality and operating procedures and meet agreed timeframes
- Suggest practical improvements to machining methods while working with experienced engineering and workshop colleagues
Requirements & Eligibility
- Professional CNC Machinist experience, including hands-on CNC setup and operation
- Worked with CNC milling, turning and/or multi-axis machining
- Independently able to set and prove machining jobs
- Precision engineering or comparable machining background
- Familiar with one-off, small-batch or high-mix production
- Reads engineering drawings and specifications with confidence
- Demonstrated knowledge of tooling, cutting parameters and workholding
- Understands machining tolerances and dimensional accuracy
- Practical, proven troubleshooting and problem-solving, with sound independent technical decisions
- Complex or larger industrial component experience is advantageous
- Detail-focused, quality-minded and safety-focused in how you machine
- Self-sufficient, yet a positive team contributor
- A relevant machining trade qualification is advantageous
- Professional experience and employment history must be capable of verification
- Candidates must meet applicable New Zealand employment and sponsorship requirements
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