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AEROSPACE CNC Programmers

$35 - $45 per hour

Laborup

Job Description
Job Description Overview
We’re hiring CNC Setup Machinists for a precision machine shop supporting aerospace and semiconductor work in San Jose, California. You’ll set up and machine large, complex, tight-tolerance components using 3-axis mills, 5-axis machines, and CNC lathes.
This is a hands-on role where you own your work from setup through inspection. You’ll interpret drawings and GD&T, make machine adjustments, inspect finished work, and troubleshoot machining issues in a clean, modern, advanced machine shop.
Why Join Us
End-to-end ownership: Set up, machine, adjust, inspect, and troubleshoot your own work.
Technical work: Produce complex components for aerospace and semiconductor applications.
Modern shop: Work in a clean, advanced precision machining environment.
Multiple platforms: Run 3-axis, 5-axis, and CNC lathe equipment.
Compensation
~ Pay: $35–$45/hr

Hiring on 1st Shift
~ Monday - Friday

What You’ll Run

  • 3 and 5-axis CNC milling and lathe equipment
  • Fanuc, Haas, Siemens, or similar controls
  • CMM inspection equipment
  • Blueprints, CAD models, tolerances, and GD&T

Responsibilities
Setups: Set up CNC machines for complex precision components.
Workholding: Install and indicate fixtures, tooling, and workpieces.
Programs: Load CNC programs and verify machine setup.
Offsets: Make machine offsets and adjustments during production.
Inspection: Perform first-article and in-process dimensional inspections.
Machining: Maintain effective cutting conditions and tight tolerances.
Troubleshooting: Correct tool wear, chatter, workholding, and dimensional issues.
Requirements
Qualifications
Required
  • 5+ years of CNC milling experience
  • Hands-on experience performing complex CNC setups
  • Ability to independently set up CNC mills
  • Strong blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge
  • Experience making machine offsets and adjustments
  • Proficiency with precision measuring equipment
  • Strong CNC machining troubleshooting experience

Preferred
Experience with 5-axis CNC machining
Experience operating CNC lathes
Familiarity with Fanuc CNC controls
Familiarity with Haas CNC controls
Familiarity with Siemens CNC controls
Experience using CMM inspection equipment
Experience interpreting CAD models
Benefits
  • Direct Hire
  • Health, Dental, and Vision
  • 401k

~ PTO

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