CNC Mill Setup Operator

About the role

OGS Machining is a CNC job shop that operates as a medium-volume production job shop with average machining orders of 100‑500 pieces. Approximately 75% of jobs are made from bar stock and 25% from castings or billet. All parts are small enough to be held by hand, so no cranes or material‑handling equipment are required. The CNC turning equipment is less than four years old and state‑of‑the‑art. Standard shop hours are four ten‑hour days (Monday‑Thursday) from 6:00 am to 4:30 pm, with occasional overtime on Fridays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Set up mills for production machining.
• Prove out and inspect first piece for each setup.
• Troubleshoot, edit, and optimize existing programs to ensure efficient overall production (most programming is done at the control via G‑code).
• Document new program changes and processes to ensure setups can be duplicated and overall production time is optimized.
• Oversee the quality of parts produced in the machining cell.
• Be proactively aware of workload and plan tooling requirements for future jobs to ensure minimum downtime.
• Make most efficient use of machinery and equipment, including proper feeds and speeds, cutter compensation, and modern programming strategies.
• Inspect and deburr parts to ensure they meet blueprint specifications using proper measuring instruments; take ownership of the quality of parts you produce.
• Help produce jigs and fixtures that improve productivity.
• Use skill and caution to prevent damage to machinery and equipment (crashes, etc.).
• Perform basic preventative maintenance on machinery and keep your work area clean and tidy.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience working unaided on setting up and operating CNC mills in a job‑shop environment.
• Must be dependable and detail‑oriented.
• Ability to change and adapt work behaviors based on a constantly changing production schedule.
• Ability to work on a wide variety of complex parts from drawings.

Skills

• Good understanding of CNC programming structure, tooling theory, and speeds/feeds for various materials.
• Previous experience with Fanuc controls preferred.
• Any manual programming or program editing experience is a plus.
• Previous experience with Makino horizontal mills is helpful (but not required).
• Must be able to identify critical blueprint dimensions and how to inspect/check these critical dimensions.
• Strong GD&T skills a plus.
• Possession of own measuring tools/gages is a plus – the QC department can provide gages as needed and will calibrate any/all personal gages owned by the employee.

Schedule

Standard shop hours are four ten‑hour days (Monday‑Thursday) from 6:00 am to 4:30 pm, with occasional overtime on Fridays as needed.