CNC Machinist - 1st Shift

R-TECH SAS; Wamego (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

R-Tech Tool & Machine is seeking an experienced CNC Machinist to set up and operate production machines, ensuring precise tolerances and quality as per engineering drawings.

You will inspect parts, use micrometers and dial calipers, and adjust tooling and machines to maintain world-class precision. The role requires safe work practices and clean, organized work habits.

Qualifications

• Experience as a CNC Machinist
• Ability to read and interpret engineering prints
• Inspect parts to tolerances and maintain quality
• Use micrometers and dial calipers to verify measurements
• Familiar with tool speeds, feeds, and basic math for operations

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate production machines
• Align and secure fixtures, tooling, and materials
• Inspect parts against prints to ensure tolerances
• Monitor machine operation and perform adjustments or repairs
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the work area

Skills

CNC Machining

Set-up & operate

Quality inspection

Reading blueprints

Mathematical tolerances

Tools

Milling machines

Lathes

Shapers

Grinders

MRP system

Job description

Summary/Objective

R-Tech Tool & Machine is hiring experienced CNC Machinist to work with our outstanding team of professionals. Your role will be to set-up and operate production machines, requiring complex alignments, adjustment, and compatibility of tooling. A degree of problem solving to determine machine is functioning properly and tooling is installed correctly. Inspect parts against engineering prints to ensure tolerances have been maintained and promote world class precision. Responsible for a solid rate of proficiency, cleanliness, and organization of work area. Proven ability to maintain a positive attitude and good work ethic.

Essential Functions

• Performs all tasks in a safe and responsible manner and complies
• Determine the uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); identify
• the safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and surrounding environment.
• Able to run and complete parts using the MRP Network.
• Use the MRP system to clock in and out of jobs upon set-up and
• completion.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Maintaining and filling out of quality sheets to verify part
• tolerances.
• Knowledge of Basic Machine Shop Vocabulary.
• Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency and allowed time
• standards.
• Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics
• and instruments such as micrometers and dial calipers.
• Machine parts to specifications using machine tools such as lathes,
• milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
• Observe and listen to operating machines or equipment in order to
• diagnose machine malfunctions and to determine need for adjustments
• or repairs.
• Align and secure work-holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments,
• accessories, and materials onto machines.
• Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, and engineering
• information in order to determine methods and sequences of
• operations needed to fabricate products and determine product
• dimensions and tolerances.
• Conduct job hazard analysis for conventional mills and lathes,
• develop math skills for machine tool operation, and perform
• preventive maintenance and housekeeping on conventional mills and
• lathes, select work holding devices for mills, lathes and other
• machine tools.
• Calculate tool feed and speeds, remove material using milling and
• turning processes, align milling head, use a manual and CNC Mill or
• Lathe to center drill, drill and ream holes, change tools and tool
• holders on milling machines, and maintain tool life for job
• production. May perform other duties as assigned by management.