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Manual Machinist

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ 30,000 - 30,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Portsmouth, ENG, PO6, GB

Expire in: 14 days

Job Description

Are you an experienced Manual Machinist or Toolroom Machinist who enjoys working on precision components and one-off or small batch work?

Do you take pride in producing high-quality parts using traditional machining methods?

We’re supporting a well-established precision engineering and manufacturing business in Portsmouth who are looking to recruit a Service Centre Operator / Manual Machinist to join their skilled team.

What’s the role all about?

This is a hands-on machining role where you’ll be working within a toolroom or service centre environment, producing and modifying components to support production and engineering requirements.

You’ll be responsible for working on manual machines, carrying out repairs, modifications and one-off work to tight tolerances.

Key responsibilities

Operate manual machinery including lathes, mills and other toolroom equipment

Manufacture, modify and repair components to required specifications

Work from engineering drawings and technical instructions

Produce one-off and small batch components

Carry out tooling adjustments and maintenance tasks

Inspect finished parts using precision measuring equipment

Support production teams with tooling and engineering requirements

Maintain a clean, safe and organised working environment

Ensure all work meets quality and engineering standards

What you’ll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

Experience as a Manual Machinist, Toolroom Machinist or Service Engineer

Strong knowledge of manual machining techniques (turning, milling, drilling)

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Experience working to tight tolerances

Familiarity with inspection and measurement tools

A practical, hands-on approach

About you

You’re skilled, reliable and take pride in your workmanship. You enjoy problem-solving and working on varied tasks rather than repetitive production work.

You’ll be:

Detail-focused and methodical

Comfortable working independently and as part of a team

Adaptable and proactive

Committed to high standards of quality and safety
Salary and benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Additional three days off over the festive period

Company pension scheme

Life cover (3x salary)

Company bonus scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Manual Machinist or Toolroom Engineer looking for a varied and hands-on role within a precision engineering environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

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