Additive Manufacturing Operator

Job Description

Salary: up to £35,000 depending on experience

Location: New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8JR (Global HQ)

Renishaw's Additive Manufacturing (AM) Group in Gloucestershire is seeking an AM Operator to support the day-to-day operations of its advanced manufacturing area. Additive Manufacturing is a technique that builds parts layer by layer, utilising a high-powered fibre laser to melt fine metallic powder into a fully formed 3D object.

As an AM Operator, you’ll work closely with the AM4ALL engineering team to operate AM machines and oversee the downstream processes that follow. You’ll play a key role in ensuring precision and efficiency in the manufacturing workflow.

The AM4ALL team serves as an additive manufacturing process within Renishaw providing additive manufactured parts into Renishaw product designs. Renishaw’s is using it cutting-edge AM technologies in a real-world manufacturing setting, where components move seamlessly from CAD design through additive manufacturing, heat treatment, post-machining, hand finishing, and final inspection.

About the role

• Day to day running of the AM machines
• Sieve and load the metal powder into the required machines
• Prepare the process inert gas filters and replace as required
• Maintaining the wet vacuums systems
• Removal of AM components from the build platform (Wire EDM/Bandsaw)
• Heat treatment and post processing of AM components (Hand finishing, powder removal etc)
• Liaising with Engineers to resolve any issues
• Contribute to and foster best practice in the operation of the AM process
• Maintaining a tidy work area ready for frequent Customer and Visitor tours

About you

• Demonstrable manual dexterity and practical hands-on skills, being particularly competent with the use of hand tools
• Comfortable completing physical and manual tasks within an engineering environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as being able to work within a team
• Understanding of the requirement to follow procedures in order to maintain high standards of health and safety
• Proficient with the use of a PC and able to show attention to detail with record keeping skills

Desirable requirements

• Previous experience in operating Additive Manufacturing machines, or within a similar engineering/machining environment

Employment Type:

Permanent

Location

The role will be based at our New Mills site, Gloucestershire with potential of relocation aligned with business needs to other UK manufacturing sites.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.

Time Type:

Full time

Requisition Number:

R9912 Additive Manufacturing Operator (Open)