Manual Turner

Job in Ferndown, Dorset County, BH22, England, UK

Listing for: Rubicon Recruitment

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-09

Job specializations:

Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Production

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 27000 - 30000 GBP Yearly GBP 27000.00 30000.00 YEAR

Manual Turner Dorset £30,000 Are you a skilled Manual Turner with hands-on experience operating manual lathes? Do you take pride in producing high-tolerance components and want to be part of a team that values quality and continuous improvement? This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented Manual Turner to join a growing Manufacturing team where your expertise will be recognised and developed.

As Manual Turner, you will benefit from:

A clean, safe and well-organised working environment
Overtime opportunities, paid at X1.5
Increasing holiday allowance with length of service
Ongoing professional development and training

As Manual Turner, your responsibilities will include:

Safely setting and operating manual lathes to manufacture components
Performing manual turning on a lathe to produce precision parts
Working from drawings, SOPs and process control documents
Performing in-process checks and self-inspection
Raising tooling, material or process issues to the team lead
Supporting product and procedure development through CI programmes

As Manual Turner, your experience will include:

Experience of setting manual lathe machines (essential)
Previous experience in a manufacturing environment (essential)
Ability to read manufacturing drawings (essential)
Basic computer literacy for data entry
NVQ Level 2 in Performing Manufacturing Operations or equivalent (desirable)
Experience working to tight tolerances (desirable)

If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Ella Deeley at Rubicon for more information.

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