What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNC Set-up Operator Programmer position at Astronics?
Astronics-PECO, located in Clackamas, Oregon, designs and manufactures highly engineered commercial aerospace interior components and systems for the aerospace industry. We specialize in Passenger Service Units (PSUs) which incorporate air handling, emergency oxygen, electrical power management and cabin lighting systems. We also manufacture a wide range of fuel tank access doors that meet stringent strength, fuel sealing and anti-corrosion requirements.
Do you enjoy the Challenge of making programming solutions that meet difficult machining requirements? Do you look for simple and systematic solutions? If you are a team player and love a challenge, we would like to talk to you about our CNC Set-up Operator Programmer role here at Astronics-PECO in Clackamas Oregon.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design and fabricate tooling and fixtures
- Set up and program all CNC milling machines and CNC lathes
- Study blueprints, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements
- Select, align, and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines
- Operate micrometers, dial and digital calipers, veneer and thread gauges, go/no-go pins and other measuring tools and equipment
- Calculate and set controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media
- Start and observe machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining; and adjust machine controls or control as required
- Verify conformance of finished work piece to specifications
- Refine existing programs and fixturing to improve efficiency
- Interpret specifications and work with Engineering to make producibility recommendations
- Operate CNC machines and CNC lathes
- Attend Quality Manual Standards Training and apply Quality Standards accordingly
- Observe safety and security procedures & report potentially unsafe conditions
Desired Skills, Abilities, And Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Three or more years of related experience and/or training, preferred
- Fortran CNC Programming and Set up experience, required
- Able to design and build fixtures
- Experience with Vertical and horizontal mills
- Experience with CNC Lathe
- Ability to understand and to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram format
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry, as well as basic shop math
- Possess strong working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing as it applies to machined product
- Experience interpreting complex product drawings to determine the best method of machining (appropriate machine, tooling and fixturing) to ensure optimal efficiency and adherence to customer quality specifications
- Knowledge of machine set-up including, fixturing, tool offsets, Program call-up and validation, etc. accordance with specified time standards, while ensuring defect free production
- Ability to set-up in-process inspection gages (including choosing the right gage for the right application) and fixturing to allow process monitoring and early defect detection
- Demonstrate desire for continuous improvement
We promote a drug free work environment requiring all employees to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.