CNC Lathe Machinist - Solon

CNC Lathe Machinist – Solon

Manufacturing company in Solon is currently seeking CNC Lathe Machinists to join their growing team!

Summary: 

• Works with minimal supervision to efficiently set up and operate 4-axis CNC Horizontal Machining Centers.
• Works to close tolerances machining parts of moderate to high difficulty and weighing up to several thousand pounds.
• Uses part drawings, routers, setup drawings and instructions for guidance in setting up the fixture elements and installing pre-set tooling.
• Uses overhead cranes and appropriate equipment and techniques to load parts.
• Establishes part alignment, datums and work piece offsets. Loads and runs provided CNC program. Monitors the machining processes (face milling, slot milling, side milling, boring, drilling, tapping, and reaming) and checks dimensions with precision gages.
• Makes tooling adjustments as required to meet customer part specifications.
• Works with programmers and other production personnel to refine the CNC program and other supplied information.
• Uses time during machining cycle to perform other duties such as operating other equipment, deburring parts, and preparing for the next setup.

Common Duties

• Applies Lean principles, Quality Policy and Quality System, and Safety Procedures.
• Maintains orderliness, cleanliness, security and functionality of work area and equipment used.
• Can navigate computerized manufacturing system to find all data needed and to report labor and production information.
• Responsible for participation in ADP program, including goals establishment and skills development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (Other duties may be assigned):

• Reads process sheets, blueprints, and sketches of part to determine machining to be done, dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, and set up and operating requirements.
• Installs preset tooling in spindle or automatic tool change magazine per instructions.
• Can identify and use tooling such as face milling, slot milling, side milling, boring, drilling, tapping, and reaming operations.
• Uses set up information to mount, position and align work-holding fixtures and devices on machine table.
• Uses overhead cranes in lifting or flipping items weighing up to several thousand pounds. Mounts workpiece in fixture or on table per set up instructions.
• Establishes part alignment, datums and work piece offsets using devices such as a probe, edge finder, center finder or dial indicator.
• Checks work piece to ensure sufficient stock and ensure correct positioning to perform required operations.
• Selects, sets and verifies measuring gages used to check product dimensions.
• Has machining and programming knowledge sufficient to optimize the machining process.
• Can prove out and trouble shoot new CNC programs.
• Adjusts the machine controls or program as required. Inspects first run piece and spot checks succeeding pieces for conformance to specifications.
• Leaves sufficient stock for following operations.
• Can use a tool dispenser machine.
• Can correctly input and adjust tool offsets to achieve and maintain part tolerances.
• Monitors tool cutting performance and wear, replacing cutting tools such as inserts, drills, taps, etc. to maximize production and minimize tooling costs.
• Makes use of time during cutting cycles to do additional tasks such as setting up and operating another machine, preparing for the next job or deburring parts.
• Performs basic maintenance on machine per instructions.
• Trouble shoots problems. Confers with supervisor, engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others as needed to resolve problems and make improvements.
• Reports non-conformances.
• Labels finished parts for movement to next operation.

Potential Duties
Prioritizes work load and assigns tasks within the milling department.

Shift

• 2nd Shift (3pm- 1am M-Th)