CNC Programmer

About the role

The CNC Programmer will write CNC programs for parts, assist other machinists, and utilize CAD/CAM to download 3D models to CNC machines. They will also be responsible for molding tooling design and fabrication using 3D modeling software. The position involves running production lots, communicating with co-workers about production runs, and maintaining a safe, organized, and clean work environment while adhering to quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production schedule completion and facilitate quality paperwork.
• Understand 2D and 3D drawings and create CNC programs for complex new parts as needed.
• Aids in the creation and maintenance of setup/instruction sheets for all programs.
• Develops and assists with the design of fixtures.
• Reviews CNC programs, inserts, and tooling to minimize machining cycle times and reduce tooling costs.
• Assists with part quoting estimates.
• Manages all insert and tooling inventory.
• Recommend and specify insert tooling.
• Completes special assignments as requested.
• Properly and safely loads and unloads castings and raw materials in CNC machinery.
• Uses gages and measuring instruments to meet tolerance requirements.
• Operates and troubleshoots CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
• Reduces setup time and machining through process improvements.
• Utilizes and abides by ISO requirements and safety procedures.
• Complies with all quality policies, specifications, regulations, and instructions.
• Communicates thoughts and ideas, both verbally and in writing, to co-workers and management.
• Attends scheduled meetings and actively participates by providing meaningful input.
• Communicates honestly, professionally, and respectfully with others and demonstrates effective listening skills.
• Follows all company rules, quality standards, and safety policies (OSHA).
• Reads and interprets blueprints.
• Provides constant feedback and input into process improvement within the department.
• Utilizes and abides by ISO requirements and safety procedures.
• Complies with all quality policies, specifications, regulations, and instructions.
• Communicates thoughts and ideas, both verbally and in writing, to co-workers and management.
• Attends scheduled meetings and actively participates by providing meaningful input.
• Communicates honestly, professionally, and respectfully with others and demonstrates effective listening skills.
• Follows all company rules, quality standards, and safety policies (OSHA).

  Requirements

  • High school diploma or graduation from a certified technical school.
  • Minimum of 2-4 years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Working knowledge of Mazatrol, HAAS and G-Code programming.
  • Working knowledge of MasterCAM or similar CAD/CAM software.
  • Knowledgeable with designing in Solidworks.
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret technical drawings.
  • Experience using calipers, micrometers, bore gages and other machine shop measuring instruments.
  • Familiar with computers and computer technology.
  • Creative, thinks outside of the box.
  • Strong technical aptitude: has the ability to visualize fabrication steps and think through a complete manufacturing process.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with other team members to explain ideas and concepts.
  • Organized, able to maintain clean and orderly work area.
  • Flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the machine shop work environment.
  • Is flexible with time and schedule to assure availability to customer or company as circumstances warrant.
  • Ability to setup, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills without assistance.
  • Must be self-sufficient.
  • Proficient with plant specific controls (FANUC, Haas, Okuma, Nakamura-Tome, Robodrill).
  • Understands, interprets, and edits plant specific code programming.
  • Recognizes, deploys, and properly uses inserts, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Understands and has the ability to perform tool wear offsets.
  • Assists in daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on CNC machinery.
  • Assists in the organization and maintenance of the