CNC Mill Setup Operator

OGS Machining is a CNC job shop that handles medium‑volume production orders of 100–500 pieces, with 75% of jobs made from bar stock and the remaining 25% from castings or billet. The majority of the CNC turning equipment is less than four years old and state‑of‑the‑art.

Schedule

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

Job Summary

Responsible for set‑up, occasional program editing (at the controls), and operation of vertical mills for production.

Essential Functions

• Set up mills for production machining.
• Prove out and inspect the 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.
• Proactively be aware of workload and plan tooling requirements for future jobs, ensuring minimum downtime.
• Make the 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 experience working unaided on setting up and operating CNC mills in a job‑shop environment.
• 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).
• Ability to identify critical blueprint dimensions and inspect/check these dimensions; strong GD&T skills a plus.
• Possession of own measuring tools/gages is a plus – QC can provide gages as needed and will calibrate personal gages.
• Ability to work on a wide variety of complex parts from drawings.
• Ability to change and adapt work behaviors based on a constantly changing production schedule.
• Dependable and detail‑oriented.