Location: Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, Bucks
Salary: £30-£35p/h


About Us:
Gibbs Gears is an innovative, state-of-the-art precision engineering company specialising in the design and manufacture of high-quality gears, shafts, transmission, and complex CNC machined parts for industries like aerospace, motorsport, and advanced technologies.
We are seeking an experienced CNC Setter / Operator to run a Nakamura JX-200 multitasking turn-mill centre on a late shift.
This role is suited to someone with strong experience in multi-axis turning centres who is comfortable setting, troubleshooting and running complex components in a precision engineering environment.


Responsibilities
*Setting and operating a Nakamura JX-200 multitasking turn-mill machine
*Setting tool offsets and wear offsets
*Proving out jobs and optimising cycle times
*Troubleshooting machining or program issues
*Monitoring tool wear and maintaining machining quality
*Running production parts to tight tolerances
*Working from engineering drawings


Candidate Requirements
*Experience setting and operating multitasking CNC lathes
*Strong turning background with mill-turn / multi-axis machines
*Ability to set tools, offsets and run jobs independently
*Experience with Fanuc-type controls (or similar)
*Ability to troubleshoot machining issues
Highly Desirable
Experience with machines such as:
*Mazak Integrex i-200
*DMG Mori NTX
*Experienced mill-turn / multitasking lathe engineers, or
*Skilled CNC turners who want to develop into advanced multi-axis machining


What We Offer
We believe great engineers should work in a great environment. Alongside top industry rates, we provide a supportive workplace with modern equipment, development opportunities and a strong team culture.


Salary & Benefits
*£30 – £35 per hour depending on experience
*Overtime paid at enhanced rates
*NEST Pension Scheme: 5% employee / 3% employer contribution
*Option to join a private pension scheme
*28 days annual leave including bank holidays
*Online GP access
*Mental health and wellbeing support
*Cost-of-living support
*Retail, travel and entertainment discounts
*Structured Training Passport programme
*Internal and external training opportunities
*Opportunities to develop skills on advanced multi-axis and multitasking CNC machines
*Regular team lunches, socials and BBQs
*Company events and occasional corporate trips
*Birthday and work anniversary celebrations
*Free on-site parking
*Complimentary refreshments
*Company uniform and workwear provided (professionally laundered weekly)
*Work with state-of-the-art CNC technology and equipment