Lead CNC Programmer Machinist

Do you enjoy not only utilizing your valuable skillsets but helping others achieve the potential of their own? How about leading your department’s efficiency and coordinating process? If you’re excited about supervising and using your craft, then apply to be our Lead CNC Machinist.

Morrison Container Handling Solutions, the leading container handling expert in the packaging industry, is seeking a Lead CNC Machinist to join our busy production team. In this role, you will work with our Production Operations Manager and be responsible for supervising and coordinating process and run for all lathe machines and executing the safe operation of the CNC Lathe and occasionally other machines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES for Lead CNC Machinist:

• Manage personnel, job priorities, scheduling, programming, maintenance and run for all Lathe (Mazak) machines

• Review Bills of Materials, Parts Orders and MFG lists daily to determine priorities based on manufacture and ship dates, as well as aggregate number of operations needed

• Together with Operations Process Engineer and other Lead Machinists, schedule flow of jobs through production for optimal efficiency; monitor progress throughout the day to ensure standards for timeliness and production value are met

• Collaborate with engineers to improve parts, correct errors on prints and/or address other discrepancies; inform Operations Process Engineer of any such discrepancies

• Seek out and drive improvements in tools and/or processes; implement change to benefit specific department as well as overall production operations

• Using basic geometry and mathematics, calculate values and write programs for CNC Lathe based on engineering blueprints

• Choose proper tooling based on parameters of each specific job; set up physical tooling and teach tools to run program, lead others in the same

• Ensure frequently used programs and sequences are saved to maximize efficiency; update saved programs when designs change

• Observe progress of machining, especially as it relates to parts with tight tolerances; watch simulations as needed to prevent errors in machining

• Inspect finished work for accuracy

• Ensure Daily maintenance of machine and work area, including check of coolant and weigh lube levels, emptying chip barrel, disposal of scrap material, organization of tools and sweeping; other maintenance as scheduled

QUALIFICATIONS for Lead CNC Machinist:

• REQUIRED: High school diploma, additional certifications (CNC Lathe operation courses, etc.) and supervisory experience 1+ years

• Mazak Experience strongly preferred

• Supervisory experience preferred

• Attitude: Strong desire to succeed as part of a team; interest in contributing to a positive company culture; willingness to persist until the job is done right for the customer and embrace the Morrison “Support Built In” philosophy