CNC Machinist (3rd shift)

About the role

Position produces parts for pre-production and production as directed by Area Manager. Builds, inspects, qualifies, and maintains fixtures and tooling to support plant machining needs. Assists with debugging new programs, fixturing, & tooling to meet customer requirements. Inspects finished work and adjusts machining parameters to ensure acceptable part quality. Maintains a clean, organized, and efficient work environment. Must be able to safely manipulate very large & heavy parts.

As a global leader in thermal control for power systems, Horton offers a variety of technologies for transportation and industrial applications to operate at the optimal temperature — even in the most demanding conditions. For over 75 years, the organization has been an integral partner to companies worldwide providing innovative and reliable engine cooling solutions for heavy-duty vehicles and equipment. For more information on Horton, Inc. please visit our web site at www.hortonww.com.

Responsibilities

• Changes fixtures, settings, programs, and tooling to achieve the proper dimensions of finished parts.
• Assists engineering with development of more complex or difficult machining set-ups.
• Performs job set-ups and operations from start to finish.
• Assist in debugging & editing programs to control machine operations
• Adjusts cutting parameters and edits offsets as necessary to achieve desired results.
• Operates one or more machining centers to produce high-quality parts in an efficient manner.
• Visually inspects all blank stock and fixtures used for machining via chucks, fixtures etc.
• Maintains 100% attention to machining operations, constantly watching, and listening for abnormal machining characteristics that would indicate any process abnormality.
• Follows full inspection protocol to ensure that parts machine to finish within tolerances.
• Capable of controlling all machine operations / functions using Heidenhain TNC7 control.
• Fully capable to operate all standard manual machine shop equipment.
• Builds, qualifies, and maintains fixtures and tooling to support machining operations.
• Performs limited “Tool Room” management for areas of direct machine assignment.