Machinist - Lathe

Job Description

CNC LATHE MACHINIST

Department: Manufacturing

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

Mon - Thu 6:00am - 4:15pm

40 hours per week

Full-time