CNC Operator

Job Description

Job Description

The CNC Operator is responsible for safely producing security products according to print specifications and quality guidelines. As part of the manufacturing team, an operator will follow blueprints and work instructions to build unique, high-quality security products to meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

1. Machining Work :
2. • Do a complete set-up and prepare the equipment for processing
   • Maintain all tooling, clamping, hardware, and software for optimal processes
   • Perform part inspections as required using tooling including but not limited to calipers, angle gauges, thread gauges, plug gauges
   • Follow production schedules
   • Ready parts for final or next operations by inspecting, cleaning, deburring, or other actions as needed
   • Program parts into the equipment, review, and adjust as needed to produce a part that meets dimensional and quality requirements
   • Use of lifting devices to move product
   • Maintain a clean and organized workplace and perform daily cleaning and preventive maintenance duties as needed
   • Develop continuous improvement of processes through hardware, software, or general process improvements
   • Other duties as assigned
3. Quality Control, Inspection, and Safety :
4. • Inspect sub-components and assembled products for any defects or non-compliance to prints. Document as required per the quality system
   • Visually inspect all products for defects per specifications
   • Ensure that safety protocols are followed while in the facility
   • Report all safety concerns to supervision immediately
5. Process Improvement:
6. • Provide input, collaborate with Harden team members, and implement process improvements to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost

Requirements:

To qualify for and excel in this role, a CNC Operator should have the following qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder
• Education : High school diploma or equivalent qualification
• Experience : At least 2 years of experience working with CNC equipment
• Technical Skills :
• • Solid understanding of proper CNC and machining procedures, including the use of mills, drills, taps, cut-offs, feeds and speeds, lubrication rates, and other machinery functions
  • Programming with Conversational instead of traditional G-code and M-code
  • Work with different materials, thicknesses, and part geometry
  • The proper use of hand tools
  • Ability to read and interpret the product prints to develop a machining process with the correct tooling and machine parameters
  • Knowledge of strapping and rigging for the use of overhead cranes
  • Ability to understand dimensions in both Metric and Imperial systems
  • Ability to understand and convert dimensions between decimals and fractions
  • Understanding tolerancing, inspection procedures, and the proper use of calibrated quality tooling
• Safety Awareness :
• • Knowledge of manufacturing safety protocols and regulations
  • Ability to stand / walk / work on a concrete floor for 10 hours per day
  • Good physical stamina (lifting heavy equipment) and ability to stand for extended periods of time
  • Ability to operate machinery in a safe and controlled manner
  • Ownership of safety practices

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Blue Cross health and dental group insurance benefits, vision insurance
• Company-provided Life, AD&D, and Long-term Disability (LTD) benefits
• Company-paid vacation and sick leave
• 401k with company match

Physical Environment:

• Functions in a live production environment much of the time. Work requires the ability to walk the production floor and other areas of the manufacturing facility; the position requires good physical fitness and an understanding of appropriate lifting techniques and tool safety. May need to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion. Excellent vision skills (with or without correction) are required. The environment has moderate noise levels and fluctuating temperatures associated with equipment, production machines, and the manufacturing environment.

Harden Architectural Security Products, LLC is an EOE/Vets/Disabilities