Job Description

Wire EDM Programmer/Operator, San Antonio, TX

Join a tool room as a Wire EDM Programmer/Operator in San Antonio, TX, and build the punches, die blocks, and inserts that keep high-speed progressive die stamping running.

The Role

Our client is a third-generation, family-owned maker of miniature to small stamped metal parts. Its San Antonio shop builds and maintains progressive dies for thin-gauge metals. You will program, set up, run, and inspect CNC Wire EDM work on your own, from imported CAD geometry to a finished, verified part.

The Team and Impact

This is an engineering-driven shop. You will work closely with Engineering and the Toolmakers, report machining issues and completion timelines, and move urgent tooling to the front when production needs it. Your accuracy decides how well a die runs. You will also keep your machine and work area in good condition.

Growth Path

Leadership plans to bring more work to San Antonio and is building a larger, dependable core team first. People who join now help shape that team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Wire EDM programming and operation preferred
• CNC Wire EDM programming on a Mitsubishi MV1200R using Hexagon Esprit CAD/CAM
• Tool and die experience making punches, die blocks, inserts, and stripper plates from hardened tool steels
• Skill with tapers, radii, rough and skim passes, offsets, and surface finish, with tolerances down to ±0.0002"
• Strong blueprint and GD&T reading, plus experience with inspection equipment
• Hole popper operation (Perseo-Erie EDM Drill Mate 20) and routine upkeep, including dielectric filtration
• Progressive stamping tooling experience preferred

Pay and Benefits

$25–$50 per hour, full-time, onsite. Expect a 40-hour week on a single day shift with minimal overtime. Hours are not cut during slow periods, and they were not cut during COVID. Benefits include a 401(k) with a company match, cost-shared medical with the company covering about 58%, and dental and vision at the employee's cost.

If you want a stable shop that values careful work and a place to grow as the San Antonio team expands, apply today.

You should be proficient in:

• GD&T
• Equipment Troubleshooting
• CNC Tooling
• CNC Programming
• G-Code
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
• Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
• Manual Machining Skills

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• EDM Machine (Wire) (Mitsubishi)