Quick Summary
Key Responsibilities
Maintain punctual attendance, arriving on time and working until the end of shift. Notify the supervisor in advance of any tardiness or absences. Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions,
Technical Tools
OtherCnc Machinist
Department: Machine Shop
FLSA: NONEXEMPT
POSITION SUMMARY:
The CNC Machinist is responsible for programming, setting up, and operating numerical computer control (CNC) machines to produce high-quality machined parts. This role ensures precision and efficiency in manufacturing by interpreting blueprints, maintaining equipment, and adhering to safety and quality standards.
JOB COMPETENCIES:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Qualifications & Requirements:
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:
FLSA: NONEXEMPT
POSITION SUMMARY:
The CNC Machinist is responsible for programming, setting up, and operating numerical computer control (CNC) machines to produce high-quality machined parts. This role ensures precision and efficiency in manufacturing by interpreting blueprints, maintaining equipment, and adhering to safety and quality standards.
JOB COMPETENCIES:
- Personal Effectiveness - Meets established timelines; follows through to ensure completion of assigned objectives, seeks feedback to improve performance, and demonstrates a positive, “can do” attitude
- Innovation and change - Looks for opportunities to improve processes and learns and develops new skills, and is resourceful and enthusiastic in responding to new challenges
- Fostering Teamwork - Is open and honest in dealing with others, demonstrates commitment to team objectives, and helps the team to address them
- Quality Services - Accept responsibility, and takes action to address quality issues
- Integrity - Adheres to a standard of ethical conduct that promotes trust and open communication, earns trust by living up to commitments, and can be counted on to keep confidences
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain punctual attendance, arriving on time and working until the end of shift. Notify the supervisor in advance of any tardiness or absences.
- Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements.
- Sets-up mills and lathes by installing and adjusting three and four-jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers; indicating vices; tramming heads.
- Loads feed mechanism by lifting stock into position.
- Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample workpieces.
- Maintains specifications by measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.
- Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
- Accurately complete and submit daily production sheets to the supervisor.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow safety protocols and precise work instructions.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and measurement tools.
- Participate in safety training, emergency response drills, and incident reporting procedures.
- Maintains a safe, compliant work environment by following OSHA and company standards and reporting hazards or maintenance needs to the supervisor. Complies with PPE requirements and participates in safety training, drills, and incident reporting.
- Ensure that all prints remain with the correct parts throughout the process.
- Contributes to team effort and completes other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:
- Verbal Communication, Functional and Technical Skills, Coordination, Attention to Detail, Judgment, Manual Dexterity (use of hands), Physical Strength (lift/move up to 45 lbs.), Physical Stamina (stand for extended periods)
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts, vibration, airborne particles, chemicals, and/or fumes
- The warehouse temperature fluctuates due to weather conditions
- Noise level can be loud, at times
Calipers, Micrometers, and mechanically inclined.
Nice to Have
~1 min read
CNC Machinist in previous roles.
Math, Geometry, blueprints, calipers and micrometers.
Location & Eligibility
Where is the job
Temple, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
US
Listing Details
- Posted
- September 9, 2026
- First seen
- September 27, 2026
- Last seen
- September 27, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 24%
- Scored at
- September 27, 2026
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