CNC Operator

Weco Manufacturing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Team of professionals

Impactful work on bottom line

Job summary

Weco Manufacturing in New York is seeking an experienced CNC Operator/Machinist to program, set up, and operate vertical mills and lathes, ensuring precise, defect-free parts and efficient production.

You will read drawings, apply GD&T, adjust offsets, and run first articles, while maintaining safety and quality through meticulous records and adherence to standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to read prints and GD&T callouts.
• Proficient in setting up and running vertical machining centers.
• Familiar with tool length offsets, zero points, and part proving.

Responsibilities

• Plan machining by reviewing work orders, blueprints, GD&T.
• Program mills and lathes, set tooling and offsets.
• Set up mills and lathes with chucks, fixtures, and tools.
• Load stock, verify first parts, and measure to tolerance.
• Maintain records, equipment, and safety standards.
• Document production and quality logs.

Skills

Read prints and GD&T

Programming mills & lathes

Tooling offsets & calibration

Quality & safety focus

Tools

Haas machining centers

Hardinge machining centers

Job description

Description

Weco is a value-added single-source contract manufacturer of machined components, finished fabricated sheet metal, and assembled metal products. Our three facilities encompass all aspects of metal product manufacturing including our own on-site finishing with powder, paint, and graphics capability. We serve the OEM Industrial, Healthcare/Medical Device, Aerospace/Defense, Renewable Energy, and Electronics by manufacturing both conventional and the most technically demanding items.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a team of talented professionals.
• Chance to make a significant impact on the company's bottom line.
• Challenging and rewarding work environment.

Summary

Produces machined parts by programming, setting up, and operating a computer numerical control (CNC) machine; maintaining quality and safety standards; keeping records; maintaining equipment and supplies.

CNC Operator Machinist Job Duties

• Plans machining by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).
• Plans stock inventory by checking stock to determine amount available; anticipating needed stock; placing and expediting orders for stock; verifying receipt of stock.
• Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs.
• Sets-up mills and lathes by installing and adjusting three- and four-jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers; indicating vices; tramming heads.
• Loads feed mechanism by lifting stock into position.
• Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample workpieces; adhering to international standards.
• Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling and thread chasing operations; taking measurements; detecting malfunctions;
• troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality logs.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Requirements

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience setting up and running vertical machining centers able to make adjustments to the program as far as cutter comps and tool length offsets
• Able to read prints and be able to read mics and know GD&T call outs and know what the different tools are called that are associated with machining
• Be punctual on time and ready to work
• Having experience running Haas and Hardinge machining centers a plus

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Conceptual Skills
• Process Improvement
• Verbal Communication
• Functional and Technical Skills
• Controls and Instrumentation
• Supply Management
• Tooling
• Coordination
• Inventory Control
• Attention to Detail
• Judgment