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CNC/Router Operator

PlayCore- Fort Payne, AL
Fort Payne, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2026

Summary


Produces both plastic and wood parts by programming, setting up, and operating both numerical control CNC Machines, packaging, assembly, loading, mechanical drills, saws, sanders, and other hand tools while maintaining quality and safety standards. Enter production into shop order program while maintaining equipment and supplies. Also, responsible for duties in HDPE Associate 1 if necessary.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities


  • Promotes the Company’s mission and values-based culture through providing

an excellent product

  • Safety: Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations by all employees
  • Manages the hot jobs, daily work, and material flow.
  • Coordinates and communicates with other operators the priority of work needed and any issues or shortages to supervisor or lead
  • Quality: Interpret blueprints and make part within the tolerance
  • Productivity: Maintain utilization specified by supervisor
  • Dexterity: Employee would work with their hands and need to be able to lift

or hold heavy items

  • Reporting: Claim and report work as completed to supervisor or lead
  • Reads blueprint, files or programs for CNC jobs for product specifications such as dimensions and tolerances, and instructions such as machine settings, textures and determines sequence of operations.
  • Other duties may be assigned by Manager, Supervisor, or Lead.

Competencies


  • Analytical Decision-Making
  • Communication
  • Learning & Development
  • Planning & Organizing
  • Professionalism & Integrity
  • Risk-Taking/Creative Thinking
  • Teamwork & Relationship-Building
  • Results Orientation

Education and/or Experience

  • No formal education level required.
  • Must have experience running CNC router or ability to be trained.

Travel

No travel


Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.


Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.


Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in operating HDPE computer to claim production, open files and run files on CNC router.


Other Skills

  • Forklift Operator or ability to be trained.
  • Must have the ability to safely operate or use hand tools, such as electric routers

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently walk and sit; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or listen.


The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.


Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus and visually distinguish different colors.


Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.


The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, except in the manufacturing environment where PPE may be required.

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