What do we do?
Pentaxia is a contract-manufacturer of advanced composite (typically carbon fibre) tooling and components. Founded in 2008 and family-owned, the business is on an exciting growth trajectory as we scale to become the UK’s leading advanced composite provider. We’re highly experienced across a diverse range of industry sectors from aerospace and defence to automotive, motorsport and space.
From tooling design and 5-axis CNC machining to composite mould making, component production, painting & lacquering, Pentaxia offers a turnkey build-to-print service and works with multiple well-known, blue-chip organisations globally.
We work hard to develop long-term, trusting relationships with our customer network and have an unrivalled reputation for on-time, quality manufacturing. Our goal is to become the go-to composite partner for the world’s leading Engineering organisations.
Alongside the exploration of new processes and technologies through our R&D activities, Pentaxia heavily invests in our personnel and facilities to drive the business forwards, continually growing year on year. With a site footprint of seven acres, a 70,000sqft facility and plenty of space to expand, we’re positioning ourselves to scale up.
Proud to be an emerging leader in UK Manufacturing, ‘Be the best you can today, be better tomorrow’.
Job Summary:
As a CNC Machinist at Pentaxia, you will play a crucial role in our production process and be a key member of our machine shop team, actively involved in creating, developing, and proving out CNC programs. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge machinery, including 3 CMS machines (one with MSP probing capability), 2 HAAS 3-axis, and 1 HAAS 5-axis UMC100SS (metallics).
We take pride in our production organisation, with a focus on performance development, efficiency, and creating a foundation for growth. We believe in internal staff progression and offer role succession planning to support our team's career advancement.
This is a full-time position, hourly paid with competitive pay and available overtime.
What we are looking for and your key responsibilities:
- Ability to operate and set CNC machines.
- Ability to prove out programmes at the machine.
- Ability to work at fast pace.
- Experience with working Fanuc and milling.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- High self-motivation, determination to succeed and demonstrate a superior work ethic.
- An ability to work effectively as a team across all departments.
- The ability to undertake structured work with consistent attention to detail.
- Familiarity with interpreting technical drawings
Working Hours:
Permanent Days:
- Monday to Thursday 7:30 – 16:00, Friday 7:30-12:30 (37 hours) - up to £14.48 P/H
Split Shifts:
- Mornings: Monday to Thursday 06:30-15:00, Friday 6:30-11:30
- Afternoons: Monday to Thursday 15:00-23:30, Friday 11:30-16:30
2 weeks on – 2 weeks off (37 hours) - up to £17.42 P/H (inclusive of shift premium)
We're looking for CNC Machinists who possess a drive to get things done efficiently and accurately, a positive attitude, and excellent team player skills.
In return, we offer:
- 25 days holiday, plus all statutory bank holidays, opportunity to earn up to 28 days
- Auto enrolment into our pension scheme from day 1
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Long service award scheme
- Referral programme
- Employee discounts at various known high street brands, savings on travel, motor, food shop, cinema
- Free on-site parking
- On site canteen serving delicious food, which is subsidised
- Early Friday finish
If you have proven experience as a CNC Setter/Operator and a first-class understanding of CNC machine operation in a manufacturing environment, along with the ability to read and interpret mechanical documents and drawings, we want to hear from you!
If you are applying for this role and have had someone from Pentaxia refer you for the vacancy, please state the employees name on your application form.
VISA SPONSORSHIP:
Please note that at this time, we do not hold a sponsorship license. Therefore, we are unable to consider candidates who do not possess the legal right to work in the UK for our current vacancies. We appreciate your understanding and encourage applications from individuals who have the right to work in the UK with a settled status.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
Any unsolicited CV’s will be sent at the recruitment agency’s own risk and will be interpreted as ‘gifts’ and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions for this vacancy. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position. If we require your assistance with any vacancy we will contact you.