Multi‑Axis CNC Setup and Production Specialist

About the role

If you take pride in converting a blueprint into a flawless part—and you believe quality, safety, and accountability are non-negotiable—you'll feel at home here. We are growing and looking for a specialist who can program, set up, and run CNC mills and lathes while keeping an eye on throughput, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Plan machining strategies directly from work orders, drawings, and engineering plans
• Program zero and reference points, set tool registers/offsets/compensation/conditional switches, and verify with math, geometry, and trig
• Install three- and four-jaw chucks, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers—and indicate vises and tramming heads
• Safely load stock, monitor cuts (drilling, grooving, turning, facing), and make real-time adjustments or reprograms to stay within spec
• Naturally document production and quality results and stay on top of preventive maintenance

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of machine shop experience
• Background in metal fabrication, machining practices, and tooling; prior manufacturing environment exposure
• Strong verbal/written communication and the ability to coordinate multiple priorities
• Self-directed: capable of taking a project from start to finish with minimal supervision
• High attention to detail with speed and accuracy under tight timelines
• Demonstrated planning, scheduling, problem-solving, and analytical abilities

Work setting & physical requirements

• Manufacturing environment with routine exposure to loud noise, fumes/airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration
• Routine exposure to chemicals identified on accessible Safety Data Sheets
• Moderate temperature changes during an eight-hour shift
• Frequent: talk and hear; frequent: stand, walk, handle parts, reach, climb/balance; occasional: stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequent: lift/move up to 25 lbs frequently and up to 75 lbs occasionally
• Vision needs include close vision, color vision, and focus adjustment

Compensation & benefits

• Job Type: Full-time
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance