Maintenance CNC Machinist

Working Conditions:

The majority of the work is to be conducted in a machine shop. Sometimes it will be necessary to go to production work areas to take measurements on parts or equipment.

Qualifications:

• A High School diploma or equivalent is preferred. Some secondary technical school course work preferred.

• Two to three years prior experience in CNC Machinist role is required.

• Three to four years of prior experience working with parts and fabrication is preferred.

• Proficiency in G-Code, M-Code, blueprint reading, layouts, using calipers, using micrometers, and programing CNC equipment and setup.

• Responsibilities:

• Operates and sets up CNC machines.

• Machines parts to specifications using machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders.

• Lays out, measures and marks metal stock to display placement of cuts.

• Interprets sketches to provide a quality finished product.

• Positions and fastens work pieces.

• Cleans and lubricates machines, tools, and equipment in order to remove grease, rust, stains and foreign matter.

• Keeps inventory of raw materials used for machining and alert supervisor when inventory is low, so that materials can be reordered as necessary.

• Minor troubleshooting of machinery if errors while operating

• Perform general maintenance of machine as required.

• Sets controls to regulate machining, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media.

• Sets up, adjusts, and operates all of the basic machine tools and many specialized or advanced variation tools in order to perform precision machining operations.

• Studies sample parts, blueprints, drawings, and engineering information in order to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate products and determine product dimensions and tolerances.

• Operates a job crane and forklift to manipulate parts.

• Inspects and measures each part created.

• Monitors machinery to verify that it is operating properly and at peak efficiency.

• Notifies and involves supervisor of any problems or issues that arise during machining.

• Performs basic quality checks at the point of production using scales, micrometers, calipers and gages.

• Perform tool changes, program edits, and other adjustments to machinery as necessary

• Sets programs and parameters for parts to be machined.

• Activities:

• Operating a CNC Mill (3-4 axis VMC)

• Operating a CNC Lathe (2-4 axis)

• Operating a manual vertical mill and lathe.

• Operating a surface grinder.

• Operating a crane to load work pieces on to the machining equipment

• Other duties as assigned.

• Authority and Obligation:

• N/A