Location: Elgin, IL Compensation: $24.00–$32.00 per hour DOE Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire
A day in this role
Your morning kicks off by dialing in a Mori Seiki or Takisawa lathe, confirming geometry and alignment, and running a first-piece inspection to blueprint specs. By mid-morning, you pivot to a Takumi or Hurco mill or a Bridgeport for a quick changeover, editing programs and swapping tooling to keep production flowing. After lunch, you might move to fabrication—forming parts on Amada or Bystronic press brakes or cutting profiles on Trumpf/Bystronic lasers—before finishing the day processing material on a CR Onsrud CNC router or Hydmech saw, optimizing cycle times while holding tight tolerances.
What you’ll do
Set up and operate CNC lathes (Mori Seiki, Takisawa, Hyundai) to produce precision components that meet quality and throughput targets.
Configure and run CNC mills (Takumi, Hurco), Bridgeport mills, and a Mega gundrilling machine to hit blueprint requirements and surface finishes.
Support fabrication by operating Bystronic and Amada press brakes and managing profiles on Trumpf and Bystronic laser cutters.
Process raw material and complex fixtures using CR Onsrud CNC routers and Hydmech saws.
Execute tooling changes, offsets, machine adjustments, and on-the-fly program edits; perform first-article inspections and in-process checks with precision metrology.
What you bring
4+ years of hands-on CNC setup and operation experience; Fanuc control familiarity preferred.
Background across lathes, mills, press brakes, laser cutters, routers, and related metal fabrication equipment.
Ability to interpret blueprints and GD&T and use micrometers, gauges, and comparators confidently.
Experience machining stainless steels and non‑ferrous materials; CAD/CAM exposure is a plus.
Strong math, communication, organization, and troubleshooting skills with a safety-first, quality-focused mindset.
Core proficiencies
GD&T application and print interpretation
CNC machine setup and changeover
Machine geometry, alignment, and verification
Repeatable setups for production runs
Equipment you’ll touch
VMCs (3–4 axis) with Fanuc and DMG Mori controls
CNC lathes (2–4 axis) including Hyundai‑Wia, DMG Mori, and Takisawa
Apply online and submit your application to the Crystal Lake, IL location
Call or text 815-788-8556
Visit us: 580 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014 or 750 S. 8th St., West Dundee, IL 60118
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