What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNC Set-Up Machinist - 1st Shift position at Rice Lake Weighing Systems?
Essential Job Functions & Major Tasks
Education and Experience
- Set up and operate conventional, special-purpose, and numerical control (NC) machines and machining centers to fabricate parts. May fit and assemble machined parts into complete units, applying knowledge of machine shop theory and procedures, shop mathematics, machinability of materials and layout techniques
- Study blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications and sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpiece, sequence of operations and setup requirements
- Measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on material or workpiece as guides for subsequent machining
- Select, align, and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and materials on machines such as mills, lathes and grinders
- Calculate and set controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow and depth and angle of cut, or enter commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media
- Start and observe machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjust machine controls or control media as required
- Verify conformance of finished workpiece to specifications using precision measuring instruments
- Set-up and operate machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data
- Fit and assemble parts into complete assembly using jigs, fixtures, surface plate, surface table, hand tools and power tools
- May develop specifications from general description and create sketch of part or product to be fabricated
- May confer with engineers, production personnel, programmers or others to resolve machining or assembly problems
- Perform other general shop duties as required
- Continuously walking and standing on concrete floors
- Frequent lifting and carrying of less than 20 pounds
- Occasionally lifting and carrying 25-50 pounds and on seldom occasions up to 100 pounds with carts and other lifting devices
- Occasionally pushing and pulling carts with tooling and to open and close machine doors
- Frequent handling and gripping of parts and hand tools
- Frequent use of sensory perception – vision, hearing, space and forms
- Frequent reading and troubleshooting
- Frequent twisting from bench to machine
- Occasional reaching above and below shoulder level
- Work environment is inside but has ongoing and frequent temperature fluctuations (summer/hot and winter/cold)
- Work environment has constant manufacturing noise, machine tooling dust and machine vapor fumes
- Personal protective equipment for this position is constantly required
- Please refer to the physical demands analysis for additional details
Education and Experience
- AA Degree in Machine Tool or a related field
- Or, Four (4) or more year’s machine shop experience.
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Good general math and trigonometry skills
- Knowledge of tool geometries and tool materials
- Strong quality inspection skills
- Strong reading, interpretation and application skills
- General understanding of computer skills
- Good teamwork skills and collaboration ability with engineering
- Ability to read and troubleshoot programs
- Strong ability to use measuring tools (i.e. Calipers and Micrometers, etc.)
- Strong background in setup and operation of CNC mills and lathes needed to setup and operate multi-axis milling/turning centers
- Capable of setting up and operating CNC turning equipment
- Good blueprint reading skills, including experience/familiarity with geometric tolerance
- Capable of setting up and accurately interpreting various inspection gauges