CNC Programmer

About the role

Fike Corporation, a rapidly growing international manufacturer of pressure relief, explosion protection, fire suppression and detection equipment, seeks a CNC Programmer. This role involves creating, modifying, and optimizing CNC programs in collaboration with various departments to ensure efficient and accurate machining operations, adherence to safety practices, and compliance with company policies and ISO9001 requirements.

Responsibilities

• Creates new and modifies existing CNC programs according to standard practice instructions (SPI).
• Backs up records to the P drive and R drive for new and modified programs according to SPI.
• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, sequence of operations, and set-up requirements.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media.
• Works with Mastercam or equivalent to post-process programs.
• Verifies the availability of tooling and fixtures required by CNC programs.
• Confers with engineers, production personnel, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
• Troubleshoots machining operations on the shop floor.
• Provides daily shop floor support as required by the Machine Shop Supervisor.
• Interacts with all areas of operations, material management, planning, engineering, tool and die, and quality assurance.
• Adheres to safety practices and procedures.
• Follows procedures as defined by Fike policies, procedures, and ISO9001 requirements.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Educational Development Diploma (GED).
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow instructions, work orders, and engineered drawings.
• Ability to use shop mathematics.
• Five or more years of related experience, including at least three years as a fully operational set-up and run machinist, and two years of experience programming NC or CNC machinery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to JDEdwards systems.
• Mastercam experience.
• CAD/CAM software experience.

Skills

• Subject matter understanding
• Analytical skills
• Records management
• Computer applications
• Programming language proficiency
• Inspecting/examining
• Machining
• Housekeeping
• Troubleshooting
• Problem solving
• Relationship building

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and frequently talk or hear. The employee occasionally walks, stands, uses hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reaches with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds using appropriate moving devices. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is frequently exposed to guarded moving mechanical parts, and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Pay

The pay range is $27.72–$36.05 per hour, based on the candidate’s experience.

Benefits

• Three weeks paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Medical plans with FSA and HSA, vision, and dental plan
• Paid life and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plan with company match (fully vested on day one)
• Profit-sharing bonus program
• Education reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• On-site fitness center and award-winning wellness program
• Reimbursement for safety shoes and glasses
• Service awards and recognition program
• Company picnic, quarterly events, and holiday lunch
• Free coffee/tea, lunch utensils, lunchroom mini-mart, and free parking