Title: CNC Machinist Setup Operator Reports To: Production Supervisor
Basic Job Description: Set up, program and operate a variety of CNC machine tools. Assist in design, selection and build of manufacturing fixtures and machine cutting tools. Study specifications, such as blueprints, sketch, or description of part to be replaced, and plan sequence of operations.
Duties & Tasks
Set up & run CNC vertical and horizontal mills and lathes, along with manual style bridge port machining centers.
- Strong knowledge of Mazak and Fadal machining centers
- Knowledge of metal forming.
- Knowledge of 2D and 3D CNC programming
- Good Communicator
- Knowledge of good machine maintenance practices
- High School education.
- Journeyman machinist card
- Excellent print reading skills
- Familiar with GD&T tolerances as listed on manufacturing prints and interpreting same.
- (8) Years’ experience in a machine shop environment working as a CNC programmer and machinist.
- Knowledge of ISO 9000 operating practices
- Additional duties as assigned
Skills
- Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Problem Solving – Generating alternatives. Evaluating and selecting alternatives. Implementing solutions.
- Adaptability - change actions, course or approach to doing things to suit a new situation.
- Desire to Help – Offering your services or resources to make someone’s job easier.
Abilities
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Processes and Procedures – The ability to consistently follow processes and procedures to achieve desired results.
- Team work – The ability to work within a team.
- Endurance - Ability to stand for long- periods of time.
Technical Knowledge
- Familiarity with Windows OS, Keyboard, mouse and scanner.
- Capable of reading and understanding Blue Prints
- Basic Reading capability
- Basic Math capability
