CNC Machining Technician/Machinist (Barnsley)
Thursday 30 October 2025
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About Niftylift
Founded in 1985 by Roger Bowden, Niftylift has grown to be one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms, with over 500 employees in the UK and USA.
Our Culture
Our culture is one of openness, participation, accountability, flexibility and teamwork. We believe people to be our prime asset and highly value and rely on employee involvement to achieve our goals. We operate as a single-status organisation and all employees are treated fairly and equally, whatever their role within the organisation.
Staff Benefits
Our staff welfare program includes benefits such as staff healthcare, staff discounts, subsidised food, death in service, a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, a dedicated on-site staff induction and training centre as well as regular staff events. e.g. company luncheons, family open days and Christmas parties.
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OTE £37,121.00 - £39,961.00 per year
Guaranteed basic starting salary £37.121.00 per annum.
Permanent role, ongoing progression encouraged with associated skill structure pay increases, overtime at enhanced rates, plus additional standard monthly bonuses paid each month.
Introduction:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CNC Machining Technician to join our friendly team, at Niftylift. The role is based at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hoyland, Barnsley.
We offer competitive pay rates, excellent working conditions, overtime premiums, business performance bonus, 25 days holiday which increases with service (plus bank holidays), healthcare & benefits scheme, 5% contributory pension, death in service / life insurance, profit related bonus scheme, and subsidised refreshments (lunch and drinks).
Niftylift Limited is one of the world's leading privately owned designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. Our customer base is global, with products sold and locally supported in over 40 different countries. This success is comprehensively supported by a team of over 400 full-time members of staff across our three UK centres of excellence sites in the UK.
The CNC Machining Technician Role requires team players with experience, skills, and knowledge in CNC programmes and parameters. The role requires operating to high quality/workmanship standards within a world-class manufacturing team and facility.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Operate CNC Machine centres to achieve the required quality and at the required output (twin horizontal twin pallet)
- Provide feedback and ideas for improving the process and identifying & reporting reasons for any delays
- Follow planned daily targets to ensure the correct mix of work is completed to maintain/ improve Kanban stock levels and ensure no delays occur
- Ensure no faults are passed forward to the next process and highlight any concerns
Experience:
- Ideally apprentice trained with previous machining experience (minimum 3 years)
- Previous experience of CNC Programmes & Parameters;
- PC literate with emphasis on Microsoft Excel;
- Previous experience following standard operating procedure for setting up fixtures and jobs
- Awareness of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations.
Working Hours & Salary:
- Double Day Shift - Hours will be 06:00 -14:00 or 14:00 - 22:00 Monday - Thursday & Friday 06:00-11:30 11:30 - 17:00 rotating shifts
Guaranteed basic starting salary £15.51 x 37.5 hours per week plus guaranteed minimum £45 per week bonus - £37.121.00 per annum plus structured overtime paid at premium rates outlined below:
Level A - Overtime paid at premium rate of £23.27 per hour (i.e. x 1.5).
Level B - Overtime paid at premium rate of £31.02 per hour (i.e. x 2.0).
Double day shift premium x 1.15
Plus additional monthly bonus aligned to business performance that equates to total bonus payments of £195 - £350 per month on average (for reference only).
Pay &Benefits:
- Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum.
- 25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays.
- Staff discounts
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised refreshments
- Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (Additional Membership available for Partners, paid for by employee. Kids membership included for free)
- 5% contributory pension
- Life insurance scheme
- Company events
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Referral Programme
If you meet the above criteria, please apply online today!
How To Apply
If you'd like to apply for this role you can contact us via any one of the following methods:
Apply Online- Send us an email with your CV and a covering letter to hr@niftylift.com
- Give us a call on +44 1908 223456 and ask to speak to the HR department.
- Request a call-back from Niftylift (candidates only):
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from us within 28 days of your application, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful.
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