CNC Operator I – Entry

Jobtailor; Bedford (Bedford County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a hands-on manufacturing operator to manage daily setup and operation of an NC EP 30 pressing line with robotics. You will ensure safety, quality, and efficient production while following blueprints and process guidelines.

The role requires 1–3 years of experience, a high school diploma, and a strong emphasis on accuracy, problem solving, and teamwork to maintain lean, continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–3 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Familiarity with quality management methods, tools, and driving quality goals.

Responsibilities

• Set up, maintain, operate, and run an NC EP 30 press with robotics.
• Work in a team environment ensuring safe operation of production equipment.
• Follow blueprints, diagrams, and schematics to meet specifications and tolerances.
• Execute equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and ongoing production.

Skills

Quality management

Accuracy & attention to detail

Conflict management

Effective communication

Flexibility & adaptability

Problem solving

Teamwork

Productivity orientation

Gemba Kaizen / Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Manufacturing equipment

Manufacturing operations

Manufacturing safety

Robotics/Computer controlled machinery

SPC (Statistical Process Controls)

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily set-up, maintenance, operations, and running of an EP 30 Pressing Machine presses that are NC (numerical controlled) with robotics attached to them.
• Working in a team environment safely, operating complex production equipment and tools in the manufacture and packaging of various products.
• Following blueprints, guidelines, diagrams and schematics to ensure product and customer specifications and tolerance levels are met.
• Executing equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and sustained production.
• Modify existing equipment and helping design new equipment for continual manufacturing process improvement, providing quality control and in-process production testing.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience
• Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail
• Conflict Management: Understanding how to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts
• Effective Communication
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork
• Productivity Orientation: Knowledge of the factors that influence productivity and ability to maintain focus on organizational factors that maximize operational performance.
• Gemba Kaizen / Continuous Improvement: Knowledge of the principles
• Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches to lean manufacturing
• Manufacturing Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical, and logistics equipment used in manufacturing
• Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility
• Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge of methods, accepted practices, considerations and regulatory requirements related to manufacturing safety.
• Robotics/Computer Controlled Machinery: Knowledge of robotics technologies and computer applications; ability to implement and operate them in an automated manufacturing environment.
• SPC (Statistical Process Controls): Knowledge of the concepts, methods, tools, and objectives of statistical process controls.

Hard Skills

• Equipment Calibration
• Preventive Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Manufacturing Operations
• SPC (Statistical Process Controls)

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Conflict Management
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork