General Machinist

Rushden, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

The Role – General Machinist

Wykes Engineering is looking for a skilled General Machinist to join our expanding engineering team. We are looking for someone with a conscientious approach to their work and be willing to learn all aspects of our range of products.

Key experience/ responsibilities will include the following:

• Operate and set up machines such as milling machines, centre lathes, saw, radial drill and manual milling machines

• Read and interpret engineering drawings to understand specifications 

• Conduct quality checks on finished products to ensure they meet required standards 

• Maintain equipment by cleaning and performing regular maintenance 

• Collaborate with engineers and production team to improve processes 

• Ensuring that H&S are maintained throughout, following procedure and safe systems of work.

The Person

We are looking for someone with the ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet production goals.

What Wykes Engineering can offer you

• £15.50/ hour (40 hours per week) – overtime rates paid at time and a half 

• Life assurance

• Health Shield – Cash Plan

• Pension

• Supportive working environment

• Career progression/ training

The Company – Wykes Engineering Ltd

Based in Rushden, Northants, we are a leading edge engineering SME specialising in the manufacture of materials processing equipment and energy from waste power generation.  As a highly innovative and progressive design and manufacturing company, we have our own in-house manufacturing facility as well as our own energy from waste and renewable energy power plant.

Founded over 40 years ago, our engineering innovation has always been a fundamental part of our business.  This has helped us to establish ourselves as a major player in our key areas of expertise, namely:

• Design and manufacture of equipment for the food bi-products and renewable technologies

• Processing bio-mass into energy

• Renewable energy production