2nd Shift CNC Machinist

Pequot Tool; Minnesota; On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Pequot Tool in Minnesota is seeking CNC Machine Operators to operate machines, meet production standards, and follow work instructions. The role requires mechanical aptitude, reliable attendance, and a basic understanding of arithmetic and machine operation. Responsibilities include operating machinery, measuring work pieces, and maintaining equipment. The position requires physical demands such as lifting up to 100 lbs and proper use of personal protective equipment. Pequot Tool offers a drug-free workplace and adheres to strict hiring regulations regarding felony convictions.

Qualifications

• Mechanical aptitude to learn processes associated with basic machine operation and assembly.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, able to add, subtract, divide whole figures and fractions.
• Reliable, dependable; can attend work on time with minimal absences.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operate CNC machines and follow work instructions under supervision.
• Monitor machine operations and record operational data.
• Measure completed work pieces for specifications compliance.
• Maintain production equipment and machinery as per instructions.

Job description

Pequot Mfg. is looking for CNC Machine Operators

Hours are Monday-Thursday from 2:00PM-12:30AM on a 4 day work week. This person will operate CNC Machines at the mid skill level, following work instructions and under supervision, producing parts according to print and specifications, meeting Pequot Mfg. work standards.

Basic Tasks

• Follow priorities and assignments as directed.
• Position, align, and secure work pieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies.
• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
• Rotate through all the tasks required in a particular production process.
• Load work pieces, plastic material, metal parts, or chemical solutions into machines.
• Perform deburring operations to skillfully remove excess material or burrs from surfaces; sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone or polish metal or plastic work pieces. Operates tumbler, hand grinding or mechanical/robotic tumbling or straight-lining equipment. Applies solutions to surfaces to clean materials.
• Measure completed work pieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
• Examine completed work pieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
• Record work steps in computer, scanning operations, entering completed piece and scrap information.
• Assemble various components into a final assembly unit; may require the use of hand tools.
• Package finished products and prepare them for shipment.
• Keep work areas clean.
• Maintain production equipment and machinery per instructions for operators.

Requirements

Knowledge

• Production and Processing — Possess a mechanical aptitude to learn processes associated with basic machine operation and assembly.
• Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, able to add, subtract, divide whole figures and fractions.
• Attendance Management — Reliable, dependable; can attend work on time with minimal absences allowed.
• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Tools & Technology

Tools used in this occupation:

• Calipers — Dial calipers; Vernier calipers
• Machines — Insert press, automatic saw, shears, straight liners, punch press, press brakes, drill press; pallet jacks, carts, various hand tools that grind or polish.
• Power grinders — Bench grinders; Portable grinders

Physical Demands

• Handling / Fingering (Occasionally)
• Reach Outward (Constantly)
• Reach Above Shoulder (Constantly)
• Climb Crawl (Occasionally)
• 45-100 lbs lifting.

Other Physical Requirements

Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception); Sense of Sound (Sound of operating equipment, warning sounds, announcements); Sense of Touch; Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Protective Footwear (steel toe) & Safety Eyewear.) Pequot Tool & Mfg., Inc. is a drug free workplace. All offers of employment, direct hire or through temporary agency placement are conditional upon the applicant passing a negative drug test.

Effect of prior Felony Conviction

Pequot Tool manufacturers serialized firearms components, among many other items. ATF regulations prevent our hiring individuals with a Felony conviction that has not been expunged or set-aside by the courts.