Senior Multi‑Axis CNC Setup & Process Machinist (Aerospace)

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Multi‑Axis CNC Setup & Process Machinist (Aerospace)

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Compensation: $24 – $32 per hour based on experience + overtime eligible

Kintara is partnering with a premier precision manufacturer serving aerospace and advanced industrial customers. You’ll thrive in a high‑mix, low‑ to medium‑volume environment where owning the process—from first setup to final inspection—is the norm.

A day in your life here

You start by reviewing job travelers and complex prints with tight GD&T. You select tooling, design or refine a fixture, and bring a multi‑axis turning or milling center online. Offsets are dialed, feeds and speeds are tuned, and a First Article Inspection (FAI) is completed with documentation. Mid‑shift, you’re mentoring a teammate on workholding strategy while the current job moves through in‑process checks on a CMM and surface plate with micrometers, bore gauges, and indicators. By day’s end, you’ve updated setup sheets, solved a chatter issue, tightened a tolerance, and captured a process improvement for the next run.

What you’ll own

• End‑to‑end setups and operation of multi‑axis CNC turning and milling equipment
• Tooling selection, offsets, feeds/speeds, and real‑time process optimization for tight‑tolerance work
• Creation and validation of fixtures and workholding for complex components
• Leading FAIs and completing all required documentation
• In‑process dimensional checks using CMMs, surface plates, and precision metrology
• Troubleshooting tool wear, chatter, dimensional variation, and instability
• Interpreting advanced GD&T, engineering drawings, and customer specs
• Maintaining setup sheets, process documents, and production records
• Identifying improvements that boost quality, efficiency, and throughput
• Mentoring less experienced machinists and serving as a floor‑wide technical resource

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years of precision CNC machining experience
• Hands‑on expertise with multi‑axis turning and milling (4‑axis and/or 5‑axis)
• Deep knowledge of fixture design and workholding
• Proven experience executing FAIs and documentation
• Advanced GD&T fluency
• Proficiency with CMMs and precision tools: micrometers, bore gauges, indicators, and surface plates
• Mastery of feeds, speeds, and tooling for steel, stainless, and aluminum; titanium/advanced alloys a plus
• Background in AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar regulated environments
• Independent decision‑making and minimal‑supervision execution
• Bonus: CAM programming experience (Mastercam and/or GibbsCAM)

Why this role

Operate at a senior level in a shop that prizes accountability, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement. This is a place to solve hard problems, mentor others, and shape repeatable processes for high‑consequence parts.

About the work

High‑mix, low‑ to medium‑volume production with tight tolerances for aerospace and advanced industrial applications.