CNC Routing Specialist — Sign Fabrication

Picture your morning at Eye 4 Group: you review design proofs, art files, blueprints, and CAD files for a new storefront project serving a client in Indiana. You prep the CNC router table, set the vacuum system, choose the right bit, and dial in feed speeds. Before lunch you’re shaping acrylic; by afternoon you’re engraving PVC and trimming aluminum — every day brings different materials and creative challenges.

What you’ll own

• Operate a CNC router to cut, shape, and engrave diverse substrates with precision.
• Interpret design proofs, art files, blueprints, and CAD files to execute accurate toolpaths.
• Use sign shop/CAM software to review or adjust designs and enter cutting parameters.
• Configure table prep, vacuum hold-down, router bit selection, and feed/speed settings.
• Select, size, and prep raw stock; ensure cleanliness and defect-free quality; load/unload safely and store materials properly.
• Run additional shop equipment when needed and assist with cutting, gluing, and assembly.
• Inspect incoming materials and finished parts against specifications and quality standards.
• Handle routine maintenance, troubleshoot operational issues, and coordinate repairs.
• Track tooling and consumables; maintain inventory and initiate reorders as needed.
• Keep a clean, organized, and safe work area; use PPE and follow safe machine operation practices.
  
  

What you bring

• 1 years of professional CNC router operation experience (sign industry, woodworking, plastics fabrication, or similar).
• Proven ability to read CAD files, design proofs, and technical drawings.
• Comfort with sign shop or CNC programming software.
• Knowledge of router bits, tooling, cutting speeds/feeds for aluminum, acrylic, PVC, wood, foam, and composite substrates.
• Mechanical aptitude for troubleshooting equipment.
• Detail-focused, organized, and able to thrive under deadlines.
• Able to lift 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.
• Positive, team-first approach; reliable, punctual, and production-minded.
  
  

Must be able to pass a background check.

Compensation and growth

• Competitive pay: $20–$28 per hour, depending on experience.
• Overtime and bonus opportunities.
• Career development in CNC programming, tooling optimization, and broader fabrication skills.
  
  

Tools and tech

• Machines/technologies: 2D drawings, CNC router, router table.
• Proficiencies: Equipment Troubleshooting, CNC Tooling, Troubleshooting Skills, CNC Programming.
  
  

About Eye 4 Group

Founded in 2014, Eye 4 Group is a full-service sign and branding partner serving Indiana and surrounding states. We build interior/exterior signage and monument signs through our D.C.I. Process (Discover – Create – Implement), turning creative ideas into durable, high-quality installations.