CNC Machinist – Setup & Operation (1–3 Years Experience)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Fort Walton Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Walton Machining, Inc. seeks a CNC Machinist – Setup & Operation with 1–3 years of experience. The role sets up and operates CNC mills and other machines, reading blueprints and specifications to produce precision parts for aerospace and commercial customers.

The successful candidate will measure and mark dimensions, select tooling, and monitor processes to ensure conformance. High school diploma or equivalent required; MSSC-CPT preferred.

Qualifications

• Understand blueprints, sketches, drawings, and specifications to determine dimensions and tolerances.
• Measure, mark, and scribes dimensions on material to guide machining.
• Select and secure holding fixtures and tools for machines such as mills, lathes, grinders.

Responsibilities

• Study parts and specifications to determine setup requirements and tolerances.
• Measure and mark dimensions on workpieces to guide machining.
• Select and align fixtures, cutting tools, and attachments.
• Set controls for speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth of cut.
• Observe machine operation and adjust controls to maintain accuracy.
• Verify finished parts against specifications.
• Run a trial setup to confirm accuracy and calibration.
• Collaborate with engineers and production staff to resolve machining issues.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Machining experience

Quality verification

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

MSSC-CPT

Job description

CNC Machinist – Setup & Operation (1–3 Years Experience)

• Full-time

Fort Walton Machining, Inc. was formed in 1987 as a specialized custom manufacturing operation, specifically to service Eglin Air Force Base and its prime contractors. It began as a small company with only two employees, but its mission—even then, as it remains today—was to provide highly technical, precision machining with zero defects, delivered on time, and to the complete satisfaction of its customers.

Commitment to that mission quickly earned the company a reputation for “walking the walk,” not just “talking the talk.” As evidence of this, Fort Walton Machining became a certified “Dock to Stock” supplier for one of its major customers as early as 1991.

Certified to AS9100 Quality Standards, as well as government and military standards such as MIL-I-45208A, the company played a significant role in the Air Force AMRAAM project from 1991 to 1993. The long‑term vision was always to expand into commercial markets while continuing to serve the military and its prime contractors.

In early 1995, the company formed a business alliance with a major corporation in the medical industry, which led to additional business opportunities with partners in the British Isles and Japan. As a result of these diverse experiences, Fort Walton Machining has grown into an international service company, capable of supporting customers around the world.

Job Title: CNC Mill Machinist

Summary: Sets up and operates Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines and machining centers to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpiece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Measures, marks, and scribes’ dimensions and reference points on material or workpiece as guides for subsequent machining.
• Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes, jig borers, grinders, and shapers.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media.
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.
• Verifies conformance of finished workpiece to specifications.
• Sets up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
• Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining problems.

1-3 Years Experience Preferred

Education and Experience

High School diploma or equivalent and machining experience preferred.

MSSC-CPT is preferred.

Physical Demands

Regularly required to walk or stand, use hands or fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, or crawl, talk, and hear. Occasionally required to climb or balance. Regularly required to lift and/or move 20 pounds, frequently up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities include close, peripheral, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Fort Walton Machining, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.Testing for illegal drugs is required prior to hire and may be conducted periodically

Reasonable Accommodation:Fort Walton Machining, Inc. will provide reasonable accommodation to all applicants and employees. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Dan Bowman at 850 244-9095.

Equal Employment Opportunity:Fort Walton Machining, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, promotions, and termination.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).