Laser Setter/Operator

Who We Are

Part of the Northern Industries Group, Steelway Fensecure Ltd is a long-established specialist in the design and manufacture of high-quality steel fabrications, access covers, and bespoke metalwork solutions. With almost a century of experience, we are recognised throughout the UK construction and infrastructure sectors for our engineering excellence, product innovation, and unwavering commitment to quality.

Steelway Brickhouse, based in West Bromwich, is a key division of the business, producing precision-engineered access covers and frames for use across the Water, Sewer, Telecommunications, Power, Rail, Domestic, Industrial, and Commercial markets — in mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminium.

About the Role

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with previous experience setting and operating laser cutting machines.  

Key Responsibilities

• Set and operate Bodor and Trumpf CNC laser cutting machines to produce components to customer specifications. 
• Prepare machines for production, including loading materials, selecting the correct programmes, tooling and machine settings.
• Read and work from engineering drawings, job sheets and production specifications. 
• Load and select the correct CNC programmes and make basic adjustments to cutting parameters and machine settings where required. 
• Inspect finished components using basic measuring equipment to ensure they meet drawing and specification requirements. 

Key Skills & Experience

• Previous experience setting and operating CNC laser cutting machines is essential. 
• Bodor and/or Trumpf laser experience is diserable.
• Ability to read and interpet engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience working with different material types and thicknesses within a sheet metal or fabrication environment.
• Previous experience working with CNC machinery, press brakes, guillotines or other sheet metal machinery would be advantageous.

What We Offer

• Company pension scheme.
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Subsidised Bupa health scheme
• Bank Holiday & Christmas shutdown.

How to Apply

If you feel that you have the skills to succeed in this role, we would love to hear from you. Applications can be made by submitting your CV.