CNC/Manual Machining Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

About LECO

For more than 80 years, LECO has advanced the design and manufacture of world-class laboratory instruments, delivering state-of-the-art products across the U.S. and around the world. Our headquarters in St. Joseph, Michigan anchors a family-owned culture built on shared interests, long-term stability, loyalty, and trust.

Picture your shift starting at 3:15 pm in St. Joseph, MI. You review engineering drawings and routers, set up a machine cell, and verify precision with your measuring tools. A part trend flags an out-of-control condition—per the LECO Quality Management Plan, you take action, contain the issue, and document what you find. You recommend a fix through the proper channel, verify that the solution works, and only then release the job to continue. Before the night wraps, you inspect the parts you made and complete the related data entry.

• MI - 2nd shift
• Monday–Wednesday: 3:15 pm – 3:45 am
• Thursday: 3:15 pm – 7:15 pm
• Overtime scheduled as needed
• Includes a 15% premium for 2nd shift employees plus a retention bonus for 2nd shift new hires

• Respond to out-of-control conditions as defined by the LECO Quality Management Plan
• Proactively prevent product nonconformities
• Initiate, recommend, and route solutions through designated channels
• Identify and document product quality issues
• Verify corrective actions have been implemented
• Hold and control any nonconforming product—stopping processing, delivery, or installation—until corrected
• Inspect the parts you produce and complete associated data entry

• Ability to read engineering drawings, routers, and use precision measuring tools
• Own—or be willing to purchase—the necessary tools of the trade

• Material handling and material sawing
• Solder assembly
• Part deburring and cleaning
• Bench assembly
• Tube forming
• Hand Screw Machine setup and operation
• Drill Press setup and operation
• Engine Lathe setup and operation
• Vertical Mill setup and operation
• CNC Machine Tool setup and operation
• CNC programming and editing
• Machine maintenance
• Miscellaneous shop duties

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Journeyman’s Certificate or 5+ years of experience preferred

EOE M/F/VET/Disability