CNC Miller (Programmer / Setter / Operator)

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  • Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Job sector: Manufacturing
  • Salary: £17.50 - £19.80 per hour + Early Finish Friday + Overtime
  • Published: 30 July 2026

CNC Miller (Programmer / Setter / Operator)
£17.50-£19.80 per hour + Day Shift + Early Finish Friday + Overtime
Halifax, West Yorkshire

Are you a CNC Miller with experience programming, setting and operating 3 and 4-axis vertical milling machines using Heidenhain controls, looking for a permanent days-based role with an early finish every Friday and optional overtime?

On offer is the opportunity to join a well-established precision engineering business manufacturing high-precision components from stainless steel and specialist alloys. You will work within a modern, well-equipped machine shop producing components from difficult-to-machine materials, including Inconel and Nitronic.

In this role, you will program new CNC milling jobs directly at the machine, set and operate vertical milling machines, and load, prove, edit and optimise programs. You will also select tooling, feeds and speeds, carry out first-off and in-process inspections, and ensure components meet tight tolerance and surface-finish requirements.

This role would suit a CNC Milling Programmer, Setter and Operator with strong Heidenhain experience, looking for a stable day-shift position with optional overtime and an early finish every Friday.

THE ROLE

* Program, set and operate 3 and 4-axis vertical CNC milling machines using Heidenhain controls

* Load, prove, edit and optimise programs directly at the machine

* Machine components from Inconel, Nitronic, stainless steel and other specialist alloys * Monday to Thursday, 7:00am-3:30pm, and Friday, 7:00am-1:00pm

THE PERSON

* CNC Milling Programmer, Setter and Operator

* Knowledge of Heidenhain controls and programming at the machine * Able to interpret engineering drawings and machine to tight tolerances

* Commutable to Halifax

Reference:BBBH26585A

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