Milling Machine Machinist 3

Milling Machine Machinist

DPP is seeking a Milling Machine Machinist for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Work location: Onsite in Palmdale, CA. Work schedule: 4x10 (M-Th). Duration: 12 months. Terms: W2 contract. Work authorization: US Citizen. Position summary:

We are looking for a Milling Machine Machinist 3 to support our client's Tooling department. As a member of the Tooling department, you'll get to set up and operate plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations. This position will serve on-site at Palmdale.

Responsibilities:

• Sets up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances.
• Selects, mounts, and aligns various specialized machine attachments and standard or improvised tooling; plans sequence of operations, number of cuts required, and method of setup; determines, sets, and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications; uses a variety of machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments; makes standard shop computations; and measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points to lay out stock for machining.
• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.

Basic qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Blueprint Reading
• 3, 4, 5 Axis Milling
• Programming (MCAM)
• Measurement & Inspection

Preferred qualifications:

• Machinist with 10+ years of experience operating CNC mills (5 axis) and lathes (live tooling).
• Skilled in interpreting drawings/models and material requirements to develop CNC programs, set up machines, and run complete machining operations independently with minimal supervision.
• Performs in-process and pre-inspection quality checks prior to CMM inspection.
• Experienced with true 5-axis gantry machines (SNK) and wire EDM operations.

EOE/AA/V/D DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.