Picture your day: you start with a complex print on your desk and a 3D model on screen. You map out an efficient strategy, select cutters and workholding, generate toolpaths, and post clean G-code. On the floor, you partner with a skilled machinist to set up a VMC, run the first-piece, dial in feeds and speeds, and validate a tight-tolerance feature with QA. By the afternoon, you’ve shaved seconds off the cycle, extended tool life, documented the process, and released a repeatable program to production. That’s the rhythm here—hands-on, precise, and deeply collaborative at a well-established precision manufacturer in the Sarasota area.
What You’ll Do
Write, revise, and optimize CNC programs for 3‑ and 4‑axis machining centers.
Generate toolpaths from engineering drawings, CAD models, and specifications.
Plan machining strategies: cutter selection, workholding/fixtures, speeds/feeds, and operation sequencing.
Own new‑part development from initial print through first‑article/first‑piece production.
Create and refine setups, fixtures, and end‑to‑end machining processes.
Troubleshoot code, tooling, dimensional, and machining issues directly at the machine.
Tune programs to improve cycle time, tool life, quality, and repeatability.
Collaborate with machinists, quality, and manufacturing engineering to achieve part conformity.
Interpret complex blueprints and GD&T to meet tight tolerances and technical requirements.
Lead first‑piece prove‑outs and verify programs consistently make conforming parts.
Maintain accurate program files and supporting manufacturing documentation.
Continuously identify and implement process improvements.
What You Bring
Proven experience programming 3‑ and 4‑axis CNC machining centers.
Ability to independently program complex, precision‑machined components.
Deep knowledge of CNC machining, cutting tools, fixturing, speeds/feeds, and workholding.
Expert blueprint reading with strong GD&T fluency.
Background producing tight‑tolerance parts in a precision environment.
Hands‑on troubleshooting skills at the machine.
Professional CAM programming experience.
Strong problem‑solving ability and meticulous attention to detail.
Experience in precision machining or advanced manufacturing preferred.
Exposure to both new‑part introduction and production machining is a plus.
Work with sophisticated CNC equipment and challenging, tight‑tolerance components alongside a collaborative team committed to quality and continuous improvement.