Gear Cutter - Night Shift

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Moog Aircraft Group is looking for an apprentice-trained, experienced Gear cutter machinist  at our facility based in Wolverhampton. At Moog, we're focused on the customer and for us, this means designing complex mechanical products that are often bespoke and high-profile. Our Machinists work to exceptionally close tolerance, an essential requirement of the aerospace industry

As a Gear Cutter, you will:

• Set up, run, and monitors specialized gear-manufacturing machines (such as conventional or CNC gear shapers and hobbers) to cut precise internal and external gear teeth, splines

• Install specialized gear shaper cutters, align workpieces on arbors or chucks, and adjust stroke lengths, speeds, and feed parameters

• Perform first-off inspections and complete necessary quality documentation.

• Inspect finished gears using precision measuring instruments like micrometers, vernier calipers, and gear-testing equipment(Kling)

• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, technical specifications, and gear data.

• Proven experience in a machine shop environment

• Competent in setting up and using machine tools

• Confident in using precision measurement equipment.

Your CV will be stored in our central recruitment database upon applying at Moog. To request removal of your details, please contact us at ukcareers@moog.com.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We manage vacancies internally, preferring direct hiring and referrals for efficiency. When needed, we engage agencies from our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Speculative CVs from agencies not on our PSL will not be considered, and no introduction fee will apply.