CNC MACHINIST - 1st SHIFT

Valcor Engineering Corporation; Springfield (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

401(k)

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Accident insurance

Employee assistance program

Vacation and PTO

Job summary

Valcor Engineering Corporation in Springfield, NJ, is seeking a skilled machinist. Under minimal supervision, you will set up and operate CNC machining centers to produce precise prototype and production parts from blueprints and sketches.

You will determine tooling, sequences, and fixtures, use CMMs and inspection gauges, maintain safe, clean work areas, and collaborate with a team to meet quality standards. Training and advancement opportunities are available; comprehensive benefits apply.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Apprenticeship or 4–5 years machinist experience.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex setups and operate machines.
• Determine tooling, sequences, and fixtures.
• Use shop math and tolerances knowledge.
• Move parts and maintain shop cleanliness.
• Ensure safety and follow company policies.
• May supervise junior machinists.

Skills

CNC machining

Shop math

Geometric tolerancing

Teamwork

Inspection instruments

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Apprenticeship or 4–5 years machinist experience

Tools

CNC machines

Surface grinders

CMM

Micrometers

Job description

Job Summary

Under minimum supervision working from blueprints, sketches written and/or verbal instructions, sets up and performs the most diversified and complex progressive machining, fitting and assembly operations. Determines proper tooling and sequence of operations, and skillfully uses all machinists’ hand tools and machine shop measuring equipment in order to produce work to specifications. Must be able to make complicated set‑ups and operate available machine tools; determine operational sequences, proper jigs, fixtures and design of tool to be used.

Essential Functions

• Must be able to make complicated set-ups and operate available machine tools; determine operational sequences, proper jigs, fixtures and design of tools to be used.
• Must be able to skillfully use all machinist’s hand tools and measuring instruments.
• Must be familiar with the machining of most materials.
• Must be able to use advanced shop math, including trigonometry.
• May be required to assign work to lower level machinists.
• Moves parts to and from the work area.
• Maintains good housekeeping in the work area.
• Meets all safety requirements in the machine shop and follows all company policies.
• Performs miscellaneous job‑related duties as assigned by supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a High school diploma or equivalent education
• Requires the completion of an apprenticeship program or similar on the job experience of approximately four years or at least five years experience as a machinist.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilitiies Required

• Ability to operate standard and specialized equipment to produce prototype and/or production parts
• Ability to perform standard shop computations, using technical math, geometry and trigonometry.
• In-depth knowledge of geometric dimensions and tolerances in both standard and metric systems
• Candidate must have “Team” like mentality and be willing to work with a group

EQUIPIMENT/MACHINERY USED

• Proficient use of set up and operation of CNC machining center.
• Proficient use of tool and surface grinders
• Proficient use of all shop inspection equipment, including but not limited to, CMM, comparator, digital height gages, micrometers, etc.

Physical Requirements

• Moderate physical activity.
• Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 50 pounds and pushing, pulling or standing and walking for extended periods of time.

All candidates must meet the US persons criteria.

Please note: The salary range is based on our market pay structure. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At Valcor Engineering, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well‑being.

• Regular employees scheduled to work 30+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance;
• health savings accounts;
• a 401(k) savings plan;
• long term disability coverage;
• and life and accident insurance.
• We also have an employee assistance program.
• Our leave programs include Vacation and PTO time off, paid holidays, as well as other types such as bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non‑monetary recognition awards.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to these characteristics.