CNC LATHE PROGRAMMER OPERATOR

Essential Duties

• Produce quality machined parts by programming, setting up, and final machining all components.
• Write, store, and retrieve programs for machined parts.
• Prioritize work orders for timely completion to accommodate customer needs.
• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintain equipment by completing preventative maintenance requirements, troubleshoot malfunctions, and repair equipment as needed.
• Set up, program, finish machine, and verify parts to print.
• Analyze job orders, drawings, blueprints and/or specifications to calculate dimensions, tool selection machine speed and feed rates.

Requirements

• G Code proficiency is a must
• Skilled in programing and operating CNC Lathes
• Competent with Mazak Mazatrol, Mazak Fusion, and Fanuc Controls
• Mazak experience preferred
• Able to read and interpret blueprints
• Strong math skills
• Programming gantry robots, bar feeders, and sub spindles a plus
• Able to use inspection equipment such as micrometers, depth mic’s, thread gauges, and calipers

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed above, and below, are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, including whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Equipment

• Micrometers
• Thread gauges
• Calipers

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities

• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to program, edit programs, change offsets, and change tools.
• Familiarity with all computerized numerical control tooling and methods of machining mills

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25+ pounds.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.