CNC Setter

Telford, England, United Kingdom

7/22/2025

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What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities

Position Summary:

Reporting directly to the Senior CNC Setter the CNC Setter/Operator will be first response to any minor automated issues that affect CNC operation on shift. The CNC Setter Operator will also be responsible for dealing with issues on the downstream line, including but not limited to SHL cells and the straightening presses. A core member of the team, you will be responsible for the processing of castings on site, whilst ensuring a safe working environment is maintained, and customer satisfaction being the goal in terms of meeting high quality standards. You will have experience with ABB robots, CNC’s, straightening presses and be able to train operators to required standard on these processes.

Role Responsibilities

This role entails but is not limited to: -

• Guarantee a safe working environment.
• Ensure all production processes conform to current quality standards.
• Manufacture parts in time to satisfy customer demand.
• Strive to improve production processes.
• Part of a team to investigate root cause analysis of production process downtime and implement corrective actions.
• Be competent in running CNC’s.
• Monitor CMM / GOM reports for any quality issues.
• Making offsets to maintain hole positions in line with quality reports.
• Recover the CNC machines from faults and report any issues.
• Change broken tools and check the hole size with the correct gauges.
• Changing fixtures.
• Carry out TPM’s on CNC machines and fixtures.
• Use heat shrink and gauge length machines to set tool lengths.
• Recovery of ABB robots from an emergency stop position and operation of all aspects of the automated lines.
• Other related duties as determined by the Production Manager/ Senior Setter or Shift Supervisor.
  
  

Experience

Essential:

• Proven Experience of Setting & Operating CNC Machines.
• Experience of problem solving
• Use of 5S to improve production environment.
• Understanding of KPI’s to track performance.
• ABB robot operation and programming
  
  

Desirable

• Experience within castings sector
• IOSH Qualification
• Tier 1 automotive supply
• CNC Specific training packages
• Training of team members
• Experience of straightening presses
• Experience of Automation lines
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Good problem-solving skills.
• Confidence to challenge the status quo.
• Target driven.
• Work collaboratively to achieve project/company goals.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communicator both written and verbal
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Organised and able to multi-task
• Proactive in approach with a “can do attitude”.
• Flexibility to travel overseas infrequently.
• Flexibility to attend off-site training courses as required.
• Valid Driving Licence
• Self-motivated
• Analytical approach
• Ability to challenge/reason their point of view at all level.
• Logical approach
• Eligibility to work in the U.K.
  
  

Work Environment

Plant conditions necessitate exposure to heat, cold, dust, hot objects, and loud noises within our manufacturing environment. Full Health and Safety training and PPE provided for all conditions.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type

Regular / Permanent

Group

Cosma International