Job Description

CNC LATHE MACHINIST
Department: Manufacturing

**SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE**

Position Summary:
A CNC Lathe Setup Operator at Rotary Systems will never face a boring day. As a Level 2 machinist you will be responsible for setting up 2-3 jobs per day, for short runs, on one of our modern CNC Lathes utilizing Fanuc controls: Mori Seiki, Okuma, Haas, or Nakamura-Tome. Every day you will enter a shop that is clean, climate controlled, and offering every resource necessary to help you be successful. Your work at Rotary Systems will be comfortable, yet challenging.

Responsibilities:
• Prepare the machine for daily use, and perform basic machine maintenance
• Utilize the Machinists Handbook as a reference guide for operation
• Load programs from the network onto the machine
• Perform first article setup
• Read and interpret a Gibs Cam set-up sheet
• Read and interpret G&M code program at the machine
• Read and interpret prints in order to callout dimensional sizes of various part features
• Locate or create proper work holding (boring jaws) and install
• Set tool lengths using tool pre-setter / probe
• Locate, install, setup, and touch off tooling
• Set tool geometry offsets
• Set work coordinates
• Run the first article through the program tool by tool
• Make minor program edits at the machine
• Utilize industry standard measuring equipment — including but not limited to micrometers, bore gauges, height stands, thread gauges
• Inspect your own parts during first article set-up, between cycles and prior to obtaining Quality Department inspections
• Basic operation of a CNC Lathe: loading and unloading parts, starting and stopping cycle runs
• Run 2 machines in one work center, as situation dictates
• Check and change tooling between cycles

Qualifications:
• 2+ years’ experience on a CNC Lathe or a 2-year degree in CNC Machining
• Strong basic math skills to include shop math and trigonometry
• 4+ years’ experience on a CNC Lathe
• Some knowledge of G&M codes
• Capable of lifting 50lbs regularly
• Other duties as required