Setup CNC production, maintain equipment and modify programs as needed

Essential Job Functions:

• Manufacture prototype products & fixtures
• Manufacture new products & fixtures for production
• Maintain & repair current production equipment, tooling & fixtures
• Update current production tooling & methods as needed
• Track time and materials needed to perform individual jobs
• Maintain tooling inventory
• Setup and operation of CNC vertical milling machines & lathes using proper tooling components, tool setter, gage blocks, micrometers and other measuring tools
• Modify numerical control programs for machining tooling & parts 
• Possess a strong knowledge of various machine program & diagnostic codes
• Proficiently interpret and use complicated prints (including multiple views and 3-dimensional detail), specifications and sketches
• Selects proper cutting tools, attachments, fixtures, feeds, speeds, coolant, lubricant as appropriate based on material and part configuration.
• Proficient in shop mathematics in order to: calculate tool offsets, home positions, and verify print dimensions. 
• Work independently as well as in a team atmosphere with minimal supervision
• Possess ability to run multiple pieces of equipment at the same time
• Uses judgment based on practice and precedence with minimal supervision.
• Selects appropriate alternative sources of information and utilizes them to evaluate situations, with supervision. 
• Ability to utilize SOLIDWORKS to create models, assemblies and drawings
• Experience utilizing CAMWorks to program Y-axis lathes and 4th axis mills
• Experience designing machining fixtures
• Experience with HAAS CNC milling machines and turning centers
• Experience with machine maintenance and repair
• U Utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Lifting, bending, sitting, standing as required by assigned task
• General Safety Guidelines and other guidelines are required by assigned task

Required Experience: 1- 3 years for entry level, 7 years+ for experienced

Required Education:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent work experience.