Job Description

**CNC Lathe and CNC Mill Programmer **

Location: ITAL Tech (Groveland, MA) and MacDiarmid Machine (Newburyport, MA)

Position Summary

Program and machine parts to customer specifications doing in-process part inspections. Lead will oversee and schedule turning or milling area; troubleshoot; program and work with milling or turning lead on first piece inspections.

We use CamWorks and Mastercam to program CNC machine operations.

We also provide training and instructional classes to employees seeking to expand their CNC programming skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Program and machine (lathe/mill/mill-turn) product to customer specifications/print. Lead will program, perform upgrades and check outcomes to changes.
• Assist in Mfg. of parts which require strict customer specifications.
• Detect, segregate and report non-conforming material and foreign object debris (FOD).
• Control of non-conforming material along with understanding the use of documentation reporting such issue.
• Inspect work as necessary to prints callouts.
• Accurately report any damaged/nonconforming parts to team leaders/Mgr.
• Properly fill out documentation/job travelers accurately.
• Compliance with AS9100D/ISO9001 and customer-specific requirements.
• Report any safety issues found in performance of normal job activities.

Competencies

• Print Reading
• Basic understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Multitasking (i.e. inspect/measure parts while other parts are running, running more than one machine at a time)
• Dexterity
• Endurance (standing on job for long periods of time)
• Attention to detail
• Cleanliness and organization
• Focus on safety/safe work track-record
• Reading/understanding gages and other measurement devices (such as calipers and micrometers)
• Team player/doing things for the right reasons within the confines of an ISO9001/AS9100 environment

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Geometric dimensioning and tolerance understanding.
• Use of many types of inspection equipment, dial indicators, gage blocks, micrometers.
• Good communication skills.
• Good math skills
• Familiar with ISO9001 and AS9100 shop environment.

Education Required/Preferred

• Vocational or non-vocational High School Graduate or GED

Direct Supervisor

• Turning/milling lead and if lead the General Manager

Physical/Mental Demands

• Must be able to lift and move machined parts

Work Environment

• Clean and relatively quiet in most areas, hearing protection required in some areas
• Eye hazard potential, eye protection required for certain operations

Frequency of Overtime/Extended Hours

• Occasional overtime, workload dependent.

You should be proficient in:

• CNC Programming
• Machine Setups for Production Runs

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• CNC Mill (3-4 axis VMC)
• CNC Lathe (2-4 axis)
• CAM Software
• CNC Mill (5+ axis VMC)
• CNC Lathe (5+ axis)