CNC Machinist - 1st Shift

CNC Machinist

FMI Aerostructures is one of the largest independent manufacturing businesses serving the aerospace & defense industry. Our 250-member team has been a trusted supply chain partner that manufactures critical structural components and complex assemblies for major aerospace players for over 40 years.

This is an opportunity to work locally for a long-standing, stable business that is investing to grow.

CNC Machinists are highly skilled professionals, able to work with great concentration and precision. They must be responsible and comply with all safety guidelines. A keen eye for detail and great mechanical aptitude are also essential.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Requires using hands to handle tools or controls
• Requires repetitive movement
• Must have vision (with or without assistance) capable of seeing small objects at a close distance
• Requires prolonged standing/sitting
• Requires lifting up to 25lbs

Responsibilities:

• Call up CNC programs
• Set-up machine and produce parts
• Set up equipment/machinery and install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures
• Read and understand job traveler instructions, technical drawings and set-up diagrams
• Measure and record products or materials to control quality
• Monitor machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
• Use hand tools; Adjust production equipment / machinery setup
• Load or unload material onto machinery
• Clean equipment or machinery
• Apply Procedures and Work Instructions

Required Skills / Experience:

• Ability to read, comprehend and follow instructions and directions
• Must be able to read, speak, write and understand English
• Ability to read blueprints
• Knowledge and the ability to read and understand 1/1000-, 1/100- and 1/10-inch measurements- G and M codes
• Compare for correctness, count accurately
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to achieve results
• Basic mathematics for daily use formulas
• Positive attitude, Team player, Manufacturing/CNC experience/background, Cleanroom experience
• High school diploma, GED or five (5) years' work experience.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.