FalmouthonsitePosted Jul 27, 2026
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About the role

Job Title: CNC Operator

Location: WMFTS WM - UK - Bickland Water Road

Location Type: On-Site

Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and motivated CNC Operator to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

Role Summary

Working closely as part of the machine shop manufacturing team to produce high quality machined products supporting the assembly and tubing function. Working alongside the setters to enable the production of various sizes, lengths and specifications of machined product supporting critical industries including biopharma, medical, water, food, and special processing industries.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting the production of machined components from various materials in support of the WMFTS pumps and tubing direct sales to customers globally.

You’ll provide support for various production activities including the end of line processes.

You will embrace Continuous Improvement initiatives throughout the machining value stream, working closely with Team Leaders to development and implement new ideas.

You will support and drive 5S activities across the machining value stream, ensuring the workspace is efficient and safe.

You will support process improvement investigations including Root Cause analysis and Corrective Actions.

Skills/Experience:

This is what you’ll need to be successful in this role:

Experience working in a manufacturing environment based within a machine shop.

Relevant engineering qualification and/or suitable demonstrated experience CNC turning.

A keen eye for detail and a willingness to utilise all available resources to drive process improvement.

The ability to work with others to achieve the team goals

Willingness to Mentor and train apprentices and operators to improve their skill set and understanding of machining.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

A competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

A generous holiday allowance

Three days’ paid volunteering leave

Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

Gender-neutral parental leave

15 days of extra paid caregiver leave

Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse

Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

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