CNC Machinist

Job Description:

Our company is seeking a CNC Mill Machinist to join our team to help manufacture and assemble products that are used by the US military and other customers. The successful candidate must have great working knowledge and practical experience setting up and running CNC milling machines, ability to make minor programming adjustments on the machine interface when required, as well as have a well-established grasp on how parts go from print to production in a machine shop. Additionally, a general working knowledge of common machine shop equipment and processes such as manual mills and lathes, press brakes, saws, hand and power tools, shears, etc. will be considered a plus.

Our products help keep our customers safe and cost efficient. Therefore, we are interested in hiring individuals who are passionate about manufacturing, quality, efficiency, safety, cleanliness, and the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Highly proficient in setup and operation of CNC milling machines.
• Monitor machine operation and make adjustments as necessary. Adjust CNC programs and offsets through G codes and machine’s control panel to ensure that parts are within the designated tolerances according to prints and/or CAD model.
• Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings and independently machine parts from print to finish.
• Great understanding of setting feeds and speeds.
• Consistently and independently produce and hold tight tolerances when required.
• Change cutting tools, including measuring and setting machine offsets after a tool change.
• Great knowledge of standard cutters, custom tooling, fixtures, and workholding methods to facilitate manufacturing.
• Deploy proper workholding methods and the ability to conceptualize, design, and/or build production tools, fixtures, jigs.
• Proficient in using precision measuring instruments for quality control purposes. Properly use measurement tools (such as calipers, micrometers, gauge blocks, granite tables) to perform in-work quality control and maintain part consistency and acceptance according to the blueprint requirements.
• Have a basic understanding of the quality management systems and their implementation in a production environment.
• Debur, blend, and prepare parts for subsequent operations.
• General operation and setup of manual mills and lathes for secondary operations.
• Ability to set up and use press brakes, shears, horizontal and vertical saws when required is a plus.

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Relevant work experience or vocational school preferred.

Minimum Requirements and Previous Experience:

• 5 years of experience as a CNC Milling Machinist performing per the listed responsibilities above.
• 10 years working in general job shop or production environments using standard machine shop equipment and tools.
• Ability to machine parts proficiently and consistently hold tight tolerances.
• Professionalism, reliability and consistent attendance during normal business hours.

Key Qualifications:

• Must Have: 3-4 Axis CNC Milling operation and in-controller programming, Manual Machining (Milling and Turning), Manufacturing, Fabrication, Mechanical Knowledge.
• Nice to Have: Tool & Die, Quality Control, Sheet Metal, Press Brake Machine, Assembly.

Other Skills:

• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to read fabrication drawings.
• Proficiency in basic shop math.
• Desire and ability to learn new processes quickly.
• Ability to perform other tasks within the shop as needed.