Overview
Join our Sondex Team
This role is based in Farnborough, Hampshire UK at Sondex Wireline Ltd., a business within the Wireline Services division of Baker Hughes Oil Field Services and Equipment. The company designs and manufactures a diverse range of electromechanical instruments (Wireline Downhole tools) that operate in deep oil & gas wells under extremely harsh environments.
Partner with the best
This is an exciting role for a highly skilled machinist. Working in our prototype manufacturing facility – part of the Technology development department – this role is critical to minimizing the time-to-market for our new products. You will produce complex machined precision components needed to build the first prototype of our new products and the jigs and test fixtures needed to qualify them.
You will use your experience and skill to manufacture the components, which often have complex forms and features, tight tolerance and are made in a wide variety of metallic and non-metallic materials, including some that present a significant machining challenge. As a member of the product development team, you will also provide advice, guidance and feedback to the design team on the practicality / ease of manufacture of the new designs.
Day-to-day duties will include:
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Review drawings of new components and identify the machining processes required to make them, achieve the required quality standards.
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Setting up and operating special purpose equipment, conventional lathes and milling machines and numerical control (NC) machines.
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Starting and observing machine operation to detect malfunctions and /or out-of-tolerance machining, adjusting machine controls as required.
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Maintaining a tidy and organised workplace.
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Assembly, fitting and other general fabrication of items needed for product development work, such as test jigs and fixtures.
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When necessary, performing preventative and predictive maintenance on machinery.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in applying for this role, you will:
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Be an indentured & time-served apprentice with a minimum ONC mechanical engineering.
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Have a minimum of five years’ experience gained in precision machining and be familiar with programming and operation of CNC machines.
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Be able to read engineering drawings and 3D CAD models in both metric and imperial units.
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Be able to demonstrate skills on at least two of the following machine tools: CNC mill, manual mill, CNC lathe, manual lathe.
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Be able to align / secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and materials onto machines.
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Have a working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD & T).
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Be able to calculate / set controls to regulate machining parameters, i.e. speeds, feeds, coolant flow, depths and angle of cuts.
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Be able to demonstrate adherence to world-class health and safety practices and standards.
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Have basic computer literacy.
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Be adaptable.
In addition, experience in the following areas would be a distinct advantage:
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Experience with HURCO and XYZ machine tools
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Experience of machining high temperature alloys such as Inconel 718, stainless steel grade 17/4 ph, Copper beryllium alloy 25.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
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Based in Farnborough – Monday to Friday
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39 hours per week basic with paid overtime.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
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Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
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Comprehensive private medical care options
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Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
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Tailored financial programs
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Additional elected or voluntary benefits
About Us:
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.
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