Lathe & Press Operator

Overview

Location:

Manchester | Salary: £44,000 - £48,000 |

Contract:

Permanent |

Hours:

40 hours per week

Three skilled Lathe & Press Operatives required to join a leading Rolling Stock Company as they enter an exciting phase of growth based at their brand‑new facility in Manchester. This is a rare opportunity to work with state‑of‑the‑art equipment, contribute to a major operational expansion, and build a long-term career with a global engineering leader.

As a Press & Lathe Operative, you will work across two Press machines and one Lathe machine, supporting the mounting, dismounting, and reprofiling of train wheelsets and bogies. You ll play a key role in ensuring operational efficiency by being able to operate both machine types and providing cover for colleagues during leave or sickness.

Full OEM training will be provided on the new machinery. During the early phases of setup, you may also support wider workshop tasks, including manual handling, to ensure smooth operations as the facility ramps up.

This position is ideal for someone who is proactive, adaptable, and eager to grow within a business that is investing heavily in new capabilities and long-term workforce development.

• Operate Press and Lathe machines to mount/dismount wheels and reprofile wheelsets and bogies
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, working to tight tolerances
• Support operational efficiency by being multi-skilled across both machine types
• Assist with additional workshop duties during quieter machine periods
• Uphold safety, quality, and engineering best practices at all times

• Experience operating Lathe machinery within an engineering environment (rail experience beneficial but not essential)
• NVQ Level 3 in machining or engineering, or equivalent time-served experience
• Ability to pass a rail industry Medical and Drug & Alcohol test
• Strong appreciation for precision measurement and working to tight tolerances
• Flexible, adaptable, proactive, and confident taking on new challenges

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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