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Global Digital Systems sponsored bike ride

We are delighted to be supporting our long-time customer Global Digital Systems on their 100 mile South Downs way bike ride from Winchester to Eastbourne in aid of Cancer Research UK over a 2 day period, starting on 27th June.

If you would like to sponsor them too, then GDS has set up a Just Giving page for the event and would greatly appreciate it if you would consider showing your support for this worthwhile charity, every little helps as they say.

Here is the link for the site: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gds-instruments

There will be pictures taken all throughout the ride which will be uploaded onto the company’s website for your pleasure of viewing.

Expanding our operations

With a strong order book through this year and into next year, we are expanding our skilled team so that we can deliver an increased number of successful customer projects with the same high levels of care and support that we always strive for.

We are delighted to announce that Caren Gray has taken on crucial linchpin role of Production Administrator, working with both our customers and our suppliers. Caren is involved in the sales process and sales handover to production, and then will be liaising with our suppliers, scheduling raw material deliveries and appropriate material treatments, to ensure that we deliver the project on-time and on-budget.

Whatever your manufacturing needs, contact us for a friendly discussion and we will apply our skills and extensive knowledge of materials and manufacturing techniques to help deliver the right product at the right price for you.

For a fulfilling career in Precision Engineering, meet us at Basingstoke College of Technology, Monday 12th March

FGL Precision Limited - Engineered Connectivity

The UK is seeing a renaissance in precision engineering with global organisations looking to the skills within British companies to fulfil their high-specification manufacturing needs.

FGL Precision is renowned for manufacturing fine quality components for markets where consistent performance is critical, particularly the aerospace industry. We source, machine, assemble, test and quality assure complex and technical precision engineered products that need to function reliably in the most demanding of environments.

We know that the long-term future of our business will be in the hands of those coming into the workplace now, and so we are actively looking for young individuals, driven by a desire to produce only the best work and with a passion for intricacy, detail and quality, to join our apprenticeship programme.

National Apprenticeship Week is in March and we will be at the Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair taking place at the Basingstoke College of Technology, Monday 12th March, 4.30pm – 7pm. This is an opportunity for young people and parents to find out more about how apprenticeships work.

If you are interested in a fulfilling career producing components that will be used on some of the world’s leading vehicles and machinery, then come along and meet us and find out more about what we can offer you.

See www.bcot.ac.uk/information/open-events for more details.

Skilled CNC Turner

FGL Precision is recruiting a fully trained and experienced CNC Turner with excellent programming, setting and operating skills. The ideal candidate will be expected to produce finished components using customers’ drawings or step files. The work will require 100% inspection prior to final inspection by the QA team.

The candidate will need to demonstrate high standards of precision and efficiency, and set an example to the small team of CNC turners that they will be helping to mentor.

Ideally the candidate will have experience of the Aerospace sector and of working to fine limit tolerances (smaller than .01mm), using both ferrous and non-ferrous materials such as aluminium, stainless steel, brass, mild steel and to a lesser extent, exotic materials such as titanium.

FGL Precision is AS9100/ISO9001 approved so this senior role involves taking full responsibility for ensuring production and quality targets are met.

The machines used on a daily basis are –

  • Hitachi Seiki HT23, CMZ TL20 (with live tooling)
  • Mori Seiki AL2 CNC
  • Hardinge Cobra types 42 and 51

The role is demanding so the competitive remuneration package on offer includes an excellent pension scheme, life assurance, generous holiday entitlement, flexible working hours if needed, and of course a good working environment and friendly supportive staff.

If you have the skills and experience and want to work for a company that values your expertise, we’d like to hear from you.

Please email office@fglprecision.co.uk, attaching a covering letter and your CV.