CNC Lathe Programmer/operator

Job Description

Work Environment

Responsibilities associated with this position are typically performed in an industrial or manufacturing setting and requires appropriate personal protective wear and consistent observance of established safety policies at all times.
Pay rate $25-$32.

Summary of Responsibilities

The CNC Lathe Operator/Programmer programs, sets up, operates, and tends lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.  This job description indicates the general nature and level of the work that is expected.  It is not designed to contain a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities.  Other duties may be required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Moves controls to set cutting speeds and depths, and feed rates to position tool in relation to workplace
• Cranks machine through cycle, stopping to adjust tool positions and machine controls, to ensure specified timing, clearance, and tolerances
• Installs holding fixtures, cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movement, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments
• Selects cutting tools and tooling instructions, according to knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics, or written specifications
• Observes operation and stops machine to inspect finished work piece and verify conformance with specifications of first-run, using measuring instruments
• Studies blueprint, layout, or chart, to visualize work and determine materials needed, sequence of operations, dimensions, and tooling instructions
• Determines specifications or procedures for tooling set-up, work piece dimensions, or numerical control sequences, using blueprints, instructions, and machine knowledge.
• Revise programs to eliminate errors and retest programs to check that problems have been solved
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• Modify existing programs to enhance efficiency
• Enter computer commands to store or retrieve parts patterns, graphic displays or programs that transfer data to other media
• Lifts metal stock or work piece manually or using hoist, and positions and secures it in machine, using fasteners and hand tools
• Replaces worn tools and sharpens dull cutting tools and dies
• Computes unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics
• Mounts attachments, such as relieving or tracing attachments, to perform operations, such as duplicating contours of template or trimming work piece
• Positions, secures, and aligns cutting tools in tool holders on machine, using hand tools, and verifies their position with measuring instruments
• Moves tool holder manually or by turning hand wheel, or engages automatic feeding mechanism, to feed tools to and along work piece
• Starts machine, and turns valve handle to direct flow of coolant on work area or coats disk with spinning compound

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma
• Vocational training
• 5 years of Lathe training or hands-on experience or a combination of both