CNC Machine Operator

Job Title

The primary responsibilities of this position would be operating a CNC mill and lathe machines.

Job duties include:

• Adjust machine controls and change tool settings to keep dimensions within specified tolerances.
• Replace worn tools, and sharpen dull cutting tools and dies, using bench grinders or cutter-grinding machines.
• Inspect sample work pieces to verify conformance with specifications, using instruments such as gauges, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Start mill or turning machines and observe operations to ensure that specifications are met.
• Position, secure, and align cutting tools in tool holders on machines, using hand tools, and verify their positions with measuring instruments.
• Crank machines through cycles, stopping to adjust tool positions and machine controls to ensure specified timing, clearances, and tolerances.
• Study blueprints, layouts or charts, and job orders for information on specifications and tooling instructions, and to determine material requirements and operational sequences.
• Select cutting tools and tooling instructions, according to written specifications or knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Move controls to set cutting speeds and depths and feed rates, and to position tools in relation to work pieces.
• Refill, change, and monitor the level of fluids, such as oil and coolant, in machines.
• Install holding fixtures, cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movement, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.
• Compute unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Lift metal stock or work pieces manually or using hoists, and position and secure them in machines, using fasteners and hand tools.
• Move tool holders manually or by turning hand wheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to feed tools to and along work pieces.
• Turn valve handles to direct the flow of coolant onto work areas or to coat disks with spinning compounds.

Skills and qualifications:

• CNC machine operator experience.
• CNC set up is a plus but not required.
• The ability to stand for 8+ hours a day.

Benefits once hired in!

Benefits become effective the first of the month following date of hire:

• Health insurance
• Medical - Priority Health
• Dental - MetLife
• Vision - MetLife
• Life/AD&D - Equitable - 100% company paid
• Short term disability - Equitable - 100% company paid
• Voluntary life AD&D - Equitable - 100% employee paid
• Voluntary long term disability - Equitable - 100% employee paid
• AFLAC - 100% employee paid
• 401(k)
• Vacation - Eligible for 40 hours of vacation and 40 hours of PTO (sick time) upon hire (assuming completed 90 days as temp). These hours are pro-rated on an annual calendar beginning January 1.

*This is a drug-free workplace. All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and be willing to submit to a national background check.