What are the responsibilities and job description for the Swiss CNC Turning Programmer–Setup Specialist position at Advanced Manufacturing Careers?
Shape precision from raw stock — and shape your career while you do it.
It’s 6:45 a.m. in Fort Wayne. You settle in at a Swiss lathe, open Esprit, and finish a program for a tight-tolerance aerospace gear component. You validate tooling choices, prove out the first article, verify dimensions with micrometers and indicators, and hand a stable, documented process to an operator for production. Before lunch, you huddle with the Production Manager and Quality to review a new medical prototype, then weigh in on tooling purchases and future machine capabilities. By afternoon, you’re mentoring a teammate on live tooling strategies and sketching out a quoting approach for an incoming defense job.
That’s a typical day on our team — a family-owned manufacturer of high-quality gears serving aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, and more. Since 1997, we’ve grown through innovation and care for people. We operate in a 48,000 sq. ft. facility with a close-knit crew of 24, many here 20–25 years. We’ve invested in modern tech — including Esprit — and we’re on track to double our operation.
Your impact
- Program and set up 2-axis and live-tooling lathes (primary focus: CNC Swiss turning) using Esprit.
- Deliver quality prototype and production parts, then transition stable processes to machine operators.
- Influence new machine purchases and assist with quoting new work.
- Document processes: write instruction sheets and detailed tool lists.
- Coach, train, and oversee machinists/operators as the team expands — a clear path toward leadership.
- Collaborate daily with the Production Manager, Quality, and operators to remove bottlenecks.
Schedule & location
Fort Wayne, IN. First shift with flexible hours approximately 6:45 AM – 4:00 PM.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
- Medical/Vision insurance with 78% employer contribution
- IRA matching
- Team events: cookouts, lunches, holiday parties
What you bring
- 5 years programming (Esprit, Mastercam, etc.), setup, operation, and on-the-fly edits
- Proven ability to build and scale a department
- Fluency reading customer and engineering drawings/prints
- Hands-on use of micrometers, calipers, and indicators
- Strong communication skills across all levels of the shop
- Bonus experience: CMM, EDM, SolidWorks
Proficiencies
- CNC Programming
- CNC Machine Setup & Changeover
- Troubleshooting CNC Machines
Machines & tech
- CNC Swiss Lathe
Compliance
Please note that this is an ITAR regulated facility.
AMC is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Ready to build what matters?
If you want cradle-to-grave ownership, a say in technology decisions, and the chance to grow into leadership, we’d love to meet you.