1st Shift CNC Machinist — Precision Craft & Growth

Gleason; Loves Park (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% Company 401(k) match

Shift premiums

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite fitness facility

Job summary

Gleason is seeking CNC Machinists/Operators to join our first shift team in Loves Park, IL. We’re a long‑standing gear technology leader offering a stable environment, competitive pay, and opportunities for growth.

You will perform department processes including documentation and hands‑on machine operations, using CNC equipment such as lathes, boring mills, milling machines, grinding machines, and shapers to produce precision components.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret blueprints, program readouts, and technical directives to determine and obtain materials and cutting tools for the job and to visualize the finished part and critical surfaces, dimensions, and tolerances.
• Complete machine set ups.
• Follow detailed instructions concerning the location of necessary dimensions on blueprints, sequence of machine operations, machine feeds and speeds, tools to be used, alignment processes, and predetermined machined dimensions.
• Align parts in the machine according to set methods and given reference points, exercising care to keep material, holding fixtures, and machine stops clear of chips and particles.
• Use knowledge of machine operations to recognize defective tooling, improper coolant flow, the need for changing speeds or feeds, machine malfunctions, or obvious dimensional deviations. Correct the problem by adjusting the machine, cutting tool, or fixture or obtain assistance from a higher‑level machinist.
• Use measuring instruments such as internal and external micrometers, height and depth gages, indicators, scales, and various standard or preset snap, plug, bore, or ring gages to achieve and maintain critical dimensions and tolerances during the machining process.
• Use measuring instruments to check the accuracy of dimensions and maintain dimensions using fixtures or preset machine stops, depending upon the dimensional tolerances allowed.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints, program readouts, and technical directives to determine and obtain materials and cutting tools for the job and to visualize the finished part and critical surfaces, dimensions, and tolerances.
• Complete machine set ups.
• Follow detailed instructions concerning the location of necessary dimensions on blueprints, sequence of machine operations, machine feeds and speeds, tools to be used, alignment processes, and predetermined machined dimensions.
• Align parts in the machine according to set methods and given reference points, exercising care to keep material, holding fixtures, and machine stops clear of chips and particles.
• Use knowledge of machine operations to recognize defective tooling, improper coolant flow, the need for changing speeds or feeds, machine malfunctions, or obvious dimensional deviations. Correct the problem by adjusting the machine, cutting tool, or fixture or obtain assistance from a higher‑level machinist.
• Use measuring instruments such as internal and external micrometers, height and depth gages, indicators, scales, and various standard or preset snap, plug, bore, or ring gages to achieve and maintain critical dimensions and tolerances during the machining process.
• Use measuring instruments to check the accuracy of dimensions and maintain dimensions using fixtures or preset machine stops, depending upon the dimensional tolerances allowed.

Skills

Previous CNC machine operation

Learn specific computer software

Trade mathematics

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Productivity targets

Job description

Gleason is seeking CNC Machinists/Operators to join our first shift team in Loves Park, IL. We’re a long‑standing gear technology leader offering a stable environment, competitive pay, and opportunities for growth.

You will perform department processes including documentation and hands‑on machine operations, using CNC equipment such as lathes, boring mills, milling machines, grinding machines, and shapers to produce precision components.