Overview
With minimal supervision, sets-up and operates various CNC multi axis mills and dual spindle lathes with live tooling including editing programs and use of precision measuring tools while adhering to all safety requirements.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
Responsibilities
- Working from engineering blueprints, machines parts to very close tolerances and specified finishes
- Must be able to adjust offsets on the machine and change inserts and tools as needed
- Inspect and approve your own machined parts and conduct Statistical Process Control as required
- Check and verify machine maintenance has been done on equipment
- When required, edit programs to machine special parts and tools
- Must have thorough knowledge and understanding of speeds and feeds based on various raw materials being machined
- Set-up and operates various CNC mills and lathes insuring machine cycle times and tool life is optimized
- Must be able to tear down set-ups and prepare tooling for the next job prior to finishing the current job. For example, should be preparing the next set-up while the machine is in cycle time.
- Continuously improve machine set-up times and switch overs. Participates in Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI) Kaizen
- The CNC operator may also assist on equipment they are not familiar with to gain experience and learn new processes. For example, CNC grinding equipment.
- Other related tasks as assigned
Qualifications
- Must be thoroughly familiar with related Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
- High School graduate or equivalent
- Strong math skills
- CNC machining certificate preferred
- Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of machining codes
- 3 to 5 years of successful experience operating various CNC mills and lathes including 5-Axis Mills and dual spindle CNC lathes with live tooling
- Must have knowledge of metallurgy and various raw materials including plastics
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints
- Ability to use Micrometers, Calipers, Height gage and all other precision measuring equipment including the comparator
- Ability to pass programming codes competence test
- Programming knowledge helpful but not necessary
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