CNC Operator I (Manual lathe/mill required)- 1st Shift

New York Air Brake; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Air Brake is seeking a CNC Machinist to set up and operate CNC Mills and Lathes for high-volume production. The role requires precise tolerance work, tool offsets, and safe use of power and hand tools on a busy shop floor.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent and 2+ years of CNC Mill/Lathe experience, with strong math and measurement skills. This is a full-time on-site position with a focus on quality and timely output.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two+ years of CNC Mill and Lathe related experience.

Responsibilities

• Set up CNC Mills and Lathes for production runs.
• Change tools, compensate tool offsets.
• Deburr parts, saw and prep raw materials.
• Maintain on-time delivery for all jobs in production.
• Work with tight tolerances of ±0.001 in high-volume production.
• Operate power and hand tools safely.
• Adhere to quality, safety, and environmental policies.
• Comply with Integrated Management System policies and KPIs.

Skills

Math proficiency

Mechanical skills

Measuring devices

Tolerance knowledge

Communication

Organization

Time management

Lifting ability

Technical capacity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two+ years CNC Mill and Lathe related experience

Job description

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse Group–the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles-New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems serving customers around the globe. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers.

New York Air Brake is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Position Title

CNC Machinist

Reports to

Production Manager

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Set up of CNC Mills and Lathes for production runs
• Change tools, comp work and tool offsets.
• Deburr parts, saw/prep raw materials.
• Maintain on-time delivery for all jobs in production.
• Work with tight tolerances +-.001 in high volume production scale.
• Proper use of power and manual tools. i.e. impact wrenches, drills, EZ Outs, hand tools.
• Understand and comply with all quality and safety rules, guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Must understand and support all Quality, Product Safety, and Health/Safety/Environmental/Energy policies.
• Must understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
• Must understand, support and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures and instructions.
• Must understand and support relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.

Skills And Competencies

• Technical Capacity

• High proficiency in Math – trigonometry, decimals, conversions.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with assistance.
• Knowledge of generally accepted best practices and theory.
• Good mechanical skills
• Knowledge of shop use of measuring devices.
• Basic knowledge of quantitative methods/statistical procedures and graphic skills.
• Communication Proficiency
• Organization Skills
• Time Management

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The employee will be exposed to shop floor conditions, i.e. noise, heat, cold, dust/dirt etc. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Required Education And Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two + years of CNC Mill and Lathe related experience.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.