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Machinist

Huhtamaki
De Soto, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 11/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/29/2025
Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet 

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.  

You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together. 

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.  

Huhtamaki’s North America business segment is a leading manufacturer of consumer goods packaging as well as tableware, cups, folding cartons, containers, trays and service ware for the foodservice industry and retail markets. Our product portfolio includes Chinet®, the leading brand of premium tableware. Huhtamaki North America with sales of $1.3B employs approximately 4,200 people in 18 manufacturing locations with its US Headquarters in De Soto, KS. The parent company, Huhtamaki Oyj, has its head office in Espoo, Finland. Huhtamaki Oyj is the #1 globally operating foodservice packaging and molding fiber company in the world.

We're looking for professionals to join our team of approximately 17,000 people in 34 countries. You'll think creatively about making our business and those of our customers' more effective and successful. You'll always be looking for new ways of working. And along the way you'll be making a difference to some of the world's biggest brands, by helping great products reach more people, more easily.

EEO/AA Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Summary

Duties include set up and machining of metal and plastic parts for machinery using a variety of CNC equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Follow all safety and personnel policies.
  • Set up and operate CNC mills, with the ability to make fixtures, knowing when to use vice with hard jaws, soft jaws, self self-centering vice, use of a fixture, and 3 jaw chucks. Have enough experience to make minimum of three setups daily to complete shop orders.
  • Must process the ability to edit programs at machine and program fixtures needed to complete the work order.
  • Mill/Bore OD/ID, mill pockets, profile, hard machine, keyways, drill, tap, ream and be able to hold tolerance to .0001 in some cases.
  • Evaluate and work from blueprints to manufacture parts.
  • Inspects completed parts to assure they meet blue print requirements.
  • Ability to use precision inspection equipment such as micrometers, calipers, depth mic, indicators and CMM.
  • Must own personal inspection tools as well as hand tools.
  • Document program, fixtures and tooling required for each job on set-up-sheets.
  • Have and maintain as positive outlook.
  • Work well as a team in work cell and department.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), Journeyman level knowledge (5-7 years min.) of CNC Mill work required.

Physical Requirements

Employee will work in a manufacturing environment. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally, requires prolonged standing up to 10 hours each day, walking, stooping/bending, twisting at waist and reaching at and above the shoulders.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.

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