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CNC Setup Operator Lathe/Mill

Rhine Machining
Kiel, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2026

Position Overview

 

A Skilled CNC Setup Operator will setup and operate CNC machines. This individual will also run production runs, communicate with co-workers regarding production runs, and maintains a safe, organized, and clean work environment. This classification will work on a variety of parts and machines based on customer needs.

 

Essential Job Functions:

 

  • Perform typical machine shop operations
  • Detect and report defective materials or questionable conditions to management to supervisor
  • Read and interpret basic blueprints to create products
  • Perform inspection of machined products
  • Complete and maintain paperwork for a variety of parts
  • Set up manual and CNC machine tooling
  • Inspect parts to ensure customer standards and needs
  • Maintains work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follows prescribed safety procedures
  • Must be familiar with the basic machine functions in order to perform the tasks stated above
  • Train and assist new and current employees
  • Work off blueprints to develop processes and tooling to make product
  • Perform Preventive Maintenance and routine maintenance on equipment and machines
  • Operate forklifts to load and unload materials and deliveries to and from storage or machine areas

 

Qualifications:

 

  • Graduated from a certified technical school or have 2-3 years of proven experience as a CNC Setup Operator in a machine shop environment is required
  • Be able and willing to comply with all company policies and procedures, including all safety regulations
  • Attention to detail as well as making sure all paperwork is accurate and legible and submitted on time
  • Ability to use a computer to look up and record data
  • Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints is required
  • Use analytical skills to read and understand blueprints, models, and other specifications to put machinery together
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
  • Mechanical aptitude is needed
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables
  • Communication and reasoning skills
Company Description
Rhine has been poised to serve manufacturers in an era when developing outside partner relationships has become an ever more popular means of producing manufacturing components. Rhine Machining constructed its facility in Kiel, Wisconsin, in 1996. The company continues to grow, adding to its facilities in 2004, 2012, and again in 2022-2023. We continue to invest in our business to meet our client’s evolving needs and expectations, continuously improving operations to maximize efficiency and impact. Today, our skilled crew of manufacturing engineers, machinists, quality management, and customer support collaborate with stakeholders to provide parts to diverse manufacturers in several key economic sectors, including dairy, agriculture, construction, medical, and restaurant equipment, to name a few.

Salary : $21 - $24

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