CNC Programmer/Set-Up Machinist

Your CNC skills could help save lives! A small but growing medical device manufacturer is seeking a CNC Programmer / Set-Up Technician who takes pride in precision and teamwork. In this collaborative environment, employees support one another, share knowledge, and work together to get better every day. This role offers the chance to contribute to meaningful medical products while earning up to $72,000 annually, along with excellent benefits, including a 100% company-paid medical insurance option for employees.

Due to growth, McArthur Machining is seeking an experienced CNC Programmer/Set-Up Technician to join their team in Antioch, IL.

If you have 5 years of experience programming and operating CNC machines, including mills, this is an opportunity you need to explore!

Why experienced machinists are joining the McArthur team:

• Competitive compensation: earn up to $72,000/year, paid hourly and based on experience
• Overtime is always available
• Excellent benefits: including 100% company-paid medical for the employee, as well as dental, vision, life insurance, profit sharing, simple IRA with 3% match, PTO, and paid holidays
• Ideal daytime schedule with weekends off: Monday-Friday 7AM-3PM
• Unbeatable company culture: this close-knit team thrives in a culture based on teamwork and helping each other succeed. McArthur trusts its team as the experts they are – no micromanagement here!
• Make a real difference: take pride in the precise craftsmanship needed to manufacture life-saving medical devices, and know that every piece you machine makes a difference

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Prepare CNC machining jobs for second-shift production by reviewing and refining existing Mastercam programs, setting up tooling and workholding, and verifying machine readiness to ensure efficient startup.
• Perform setup validation and in-process quality checks to confirm parts meet specifications and maintain ISO compliance.
• Provide clear setup documentation and support to production staff to ensure consistent, accurate manufacturing throughout the shift.

About the company: We are a family-owned CNC machining job shop. Our operations are conveniently located between Milwaukee and Chicago, in Antioch, Illinois. Our passion is taking customers’ ideas from concept to production. We focus on relationship building and assisting customers in their engineering process. Our ability to turn around prototype pieces quickly and with open lines of communication streamlines the process and creates efficiencies for subsequent short run production orders.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.