CNC Machinist

IDEX Corporation; Harris (AL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings with company

PTO

Job summary

IDEX Corporation in the United States is seeking a skilled CNC Machinist to join our turning team. The role focuses on producing tight-tolerance components for the Plumbing and Utilities Inspection industries, with significant emphasis on precision and quality.

The candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates strong collaboration across Engineering, Quality, and Management, and has deep expertise with lathe turning and Bridgeport-style milling.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in close-tolerance machining.
• Proven programming proficiency with CAM software and turning/milling centers.
• Experience with production-style machine shop demands and fast-paced environments.
• Strong collaboration with Engineering, Quality, and Management to drive projects.

Responsibilities

• Program, set up, and operate a range of machining equipment to produce tight-tolerance parts (aluminum, steel, stainless, brass, plastics).
• Operate and maintain milling and turning centers to produce in-tolerance parts.
• Perform quick-turn prototyping on CNC and conventional mills/turning for R&D and customer needs.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure design intent and manufacturability.
• Analyze processes and recommend scalable, cost-effective machining strategies.
• Conduct in-process and final inspections using precision tools to verify quality.

Skills

5+ years machining

CNC programming

Lathe turning

Milling

CAM software

Team collaboration

Safety focused

Tools

Turning Centers

Bridgeport-style milling

FANUC Series controllers

Bar-feed setups

Barcoding/inspection tools

Job description

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Company

MyTana (Harris,MN Location) is a quiet small town machine shop machining parts that serve our communities utility’s needs. Trusted and tested by those who demand a technical and performance brand machine to accomplish diverse needs across the plumbing and inspection markets. Valued across the industry for ruggedness and reliability: Cameras, Jetter machines, and Cable machines Our products can be found everywhere…from large scale to small scale jobsites!

Established in 1957 and located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Role Summary

The final pay rate will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

We are seeking a skilled, self-starter, and dependable person with Precision Machinist Skills to join our CNC Turning Team. This role is vital to produce parts from tight to fit-form-function tolerance components, primarily supporting the Plumbing and Utilities Inspection industries. The ideal candidate thrives in an environment of changing priorities, possesses deep expertise in Lathe machining, and maintains a relentless focus on quality and safety. This position requires a strong collaborative spirit to join our smaller sized, close-nit team in a production-based business.

Key Responsibilities

Shift: 1st Shift ( 6:00AM – 4:30PM M-TH )

• Precision Machining: Independently program, set up, and operate a range of machining equipment to produce intricate parts with tight tolerances, to fit-form-function parts, mostly out of aluminum, steel, stainless steels, brass, and plastics.
• Operation: Expertly operate and maintain milling and turning machining centers to produce a wide variety of in tolerance parts.
• Prototyping: Execute quick-turn jobs on both CNC equipment and conventional milling, turning, to support R&D, Product Development and customer needs as they arise.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary subject matter expert in CNC Turning machining, effectively communicating with other employees and teams to ensure design intent and manufacturability are achieved.
• Scalability Recommendations: Analyze prototype processes and recommend improvements or adjustments to machining strategies to ensure the final component design is scalable and cost-effective for production.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct rigorous in-process and final inspections using precision measurement tools to verify compliance with stringent quality standards.
• Adaptability & Time Management: Demonstrate exceptional time management and multitasking skills to handle multiple projects and quickly pivot to accommodate urgent, shifting priorities.
• Safety & Teamwork: Champion a strong safety mentality and contribute positively to a collaborative, high-performance team environment.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in close-tolerance machining.
• Technical Mastery: Proven operational and programming proficiency (CAM software) with:
  • Turning Centers
  • Bridgeport-style conventional milling machines
• Industry Knowledge: Practical experience manufacturing components for production style machine shop demands.
• Soft Skills & Collaboration: Demonstrated track record of successful interaction and partnership with diverse internal departments (Engineering, Quality, Management) to drive project completion.
• Work Ethic: Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, rapid-turnaround environment and maintain composure and quality under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications (Added Benefit)

• Experience operating and setting up FANUC Series controller machines as well as bar-feed machine setups.
• Advanced training in CNC programming.
• Familiarity with inspection / quality management equipment.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. MyTana will not sponsor an employment visa for this role.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $42,500.00 - $63,700.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer

IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Attention Applicants:

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.