CNC Cutter Grinder - 2nd Shift - Carol Stream, IL

Job Description

• On-site opportunity located in Carol Stream, IL***
  
  

2nd Shift Hours: 2:00pm - 10:30pm

• This position is considered safety sensitive and is subjective to drug testing, including cannabis**
  
  

SUMMARY: The CNC Cutter Grinder is responsible for performing precision grinding, sharpening, polishing, or cutting of tools (drills, reamers, end mills, etc. in HSS and solid carbide). Make or modify cutting tools to blueprints or written instruction. Modify tool holders, boring bars.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Personally exhibits, and consistent with Core Behaviors
• Responsible for promoting culture of safety
• Set up and operate all departmental equipment, to recondition standard tooling and/or make/modify special tools
• Select, dress and mount grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools, applying knowledge of abrasives, and grinding procedures.
• Inspect, feel, and measure work pieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications.
• Perform basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.
• Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary; stop machines when problems occur.
• Remove and replace worn or broken machine parts, using hand tools.
• File or finish surfaces of work pieces, using prescribed hand tools.
• Turn valves to direct flow of coolant against cutting wheels and work pieces during grinding.
• Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.
• Inspect cutting tools to detect defects, assess wear, and verify specifications, using micrometers, and loupes.
• Programing & adjustments of CNC Machines
• Inspect equipment, process, or materials to identify the cause of errors, problems, or defects
• Keep workspace clean and organized
• Ability to complete necessary paperwork and documentation as required. (Travelers, timesheets, inspection reports, etc.)
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fully competent with reading blueprints
• Use of inspection equipment (precise measuring tools)
• Follow written and verbal instruction
• Ability to troubleshoot Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Log in and out of set-up and operation (time management)
• Ability to think creatively, make decisions, and solve problems
• Able to communicate and cooperate with supervisors and peers
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• No direct supervisory responsibility.
  
  

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Some college or trade school preferred
• 0-2 years of experience required in the field or in a related field
• 2-4 years of experience preferred
• CNC programs, manual tool/cutter grinding experience or machine operator experience preferred.
  
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• None required
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Employee is regularly required to speak and understand English, stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. Employees are required to use computers and other equipment.
• Good working conditions. The environment may be slightly dirty or involve occasional exposure to elements listed above. Work is generally performed during traditional working hours; regular day hours Monday through Friday; although there may be some changes to the work schedule to include some weekends or evenings.
• Employees frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and the ability to clearly focus vision.
  
  

PPE REQUIRED:

• Eye protection, ear protection, steel-toed shoes as required
• BlackHawk Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• BHID policy requires all potential employees to undergo pre-employment background and drug screening. This is a standard procedure we follow to ensure a safe and productive work environment.
  
  

Executive Search Firms and Staffing Agencies: Please be advised that BlackHawk Industrial only accepts resumes from agencies with which we have an executed contract and proactively engaged with. Accordingly, BlackHawk Industrial and any of its affiliates is not obligated to pay referral fees to any agency that is not party to an agreement with BlackHawk Industrial. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of BlackHawk Industrial.