CNC Setup Machinist — Mills & Lathes | First-Piece Expert

Complete Metal Design Inc.; Glendora (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental

Paid time off

401(k) / CalSavers

Stable, growing shop

Ownership of work

Job summary

Complete Metal Design Inc. is seeking a CNC Setup Machinist in California. The role centers on fast, accurate setups for mill and lathe work, dialing in the first piece from a setup sheet, and verifying it against print before production starts.

When needed, you will run production and manage tool wear, offsets, and process inspection to maintain tight tolerances. You will train operators and collaborate with programmers to improve setups.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on CNC experience with real setup time on both mills and lathes
• Strong workholding fundamentals and ability to dial in first piece from a setup sheet
• Comfortable at the control: touching off tools, setting offsets, and making small edits at the machine
• Solid grasp of speeds, feeds, tool selection, and aluminum/steel/non-ferrous behavior
• Read prints and interpret GD&T well enough to verify first piece matches spec
• Fast without being sloppy; this seat is measured on setup quality and turnaround
• Reliable, organized, and communicates cleanly with programmers and operators

Responsibilities

• Setup the job from the programmer's setup sheet, tool list, and notes, and prove it out before production
• Build workholding (vises, chucks, soft jaws, fixtures) and dial it in accurately
• Load tools, touch off, set offsets, stage the program, and run the first piece
• Hand off cleanly to the operator and explain any gaps in paperwork
• Flag mismatches and involve the programmer for fixes
• Keep tooling areas organized to minimize waste of time
• Run short/hot production when needed, manage tool wear and adjust offsets
• Inspect in-process with calipers, micrometers, indicators, and height gauges
• Move between mill and lathe as schedule demands
• Document process notes and help train operators and junior setup people

Skills

CNC setup

Mills and Lathes

GD&T

Print reading

Organization

Communication

Job description

Complete Metal Design Inc. is seeking a CNC Setup Machinist in California. The role centers on fast, accurate setups for mill and lathe work, dialing in the first piece from a setup sheet, and verifying it against print before production starts.

When needed, you will run production and manage tool wear, offsets, and process inspection to maintain tight tolerances. You will train operators and collaborate with programmers to improve setups.