CNC Machinist

About the role

Demonstrate advanced Machinist ability to set up, program and operate a wide variety of CNC Machining equipment including vertical milling centers, horizontal milling centers and/or lathes. Interpret complex blueprints and use creativity and experience to determine the most efficient way to complete the job within tight-tolerance specifications. Ensure successful launch of new jobs and assist project managers on methods, tooling and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency including fixture placement and alignment, loading programs, tool setting, making needed adjustments to programs and offsets to ensure finished parts meet specifications.
• Perform in-process quality checks to make certain that the parts run efficiently and accurately to assure quality before approving production.
• Study blueprints and manufacturing orders and organize materials and tools for next run during automatic controlled cycles to shorten changeover time.
• Complete program folders with required information.
• Note other information related to job problems and performance and complete daily time slips and inspection reports.
• Remove burrs, sharp edges and clean parts.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5–7 years CNC Machining and programming experience or equivalent years of experience required.
• Must possess solid blueprint reading skills, strong math skills, and in-process inspection skills and understand both metric and English measurements.
• Must be proficient at using micrometers, dial calipers, height gage, shop gages, depth gages and dial indicators to indicate parts and verify dimensions of a work piece.
• Read and interpret basic G-code programs.
• Must be able to edit programs and offsets, as well as work and problem solve independently using precision gages.
• Must be able to maintain tolerance and finishes to engineering and manufacturing specifications.