CNC Turning

Heligear Acquisition Co; Bedford Park (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Northstar Aerospace is seeking an experienced machinist to setup and operate NC/CNC milling, drilling and boring equipment, reading complex prints, and maintaining tight tolerances for precision gears and transmissions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on machining center experience, strong measuring equipment skills (micrometers, dial bore gauges, height verniers), and a solid background in shop math.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret complicated prints and drawings. Use decimals, fractions, simple geometry and occasionally trigonometry.
• Experience: Over 5 years on milling, drilling and boring work on machining centers.

Responsibilities

• Set up tools to exact specs and maintain close tolerances.
• Operate NC/CNC milling, drilling and boring machines.
• Inspect finished parts using precision measuring equipment to ensure correct dimensions.
• Edit and modify CNC programs if necessary to maintain quality.

Skills

NC/CNC controls

Blueprint reading

Shop math

Education

High school diploma + 4 years shop training

Tools

Micrometers

Dial bore gauges

Height Vernier

Job description

Northstar Aerospace, now part of Avio Aero - a GE Aerospace Company, is a leading independent manufacturer of components and assemblies to the global Aerospace industry. Our principal products include gears and transmissions, accessory gearbox assemblies, rotorcraft drive systems, and other machined and fabricated parts for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. We also provide maintenance and repair and overhaul (MRO) on these platforms.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe essential duties and responsibilities of this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by Northstar, from time to time.Initiative and integrity: Highly diversified work on expensive parts. Set up usually pre-engineered but tools must be set to specs. Maintain close tolerances and rigid finish requirements. Must understand NC/CNC machine controls and be able to edit and modify programs if necessary.Responsibility: Improper set up or operation could cause damage to expensive equipment. Seldom over $5,000.00. Carelessness of set up or operation could result in excess scrap damage. Seldom over $5,000.00. Only reasonable care. May assist a less experienced operator occasionally but normally is responsible only for own work.Working conditions: Somewhat disagreeable working conditions due to exposure to coolants, chips, etc.Unavoidable hazards: May crush fingers or toes in handling work – eye injuries, etc. Exposure to lost time accidents minor in nature.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSThe physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Physical demands: Moderate physical effort working with clumsy parts. Occasionally heavy tooling, moving workloads to and from machine.Mental or visual demand: Must concentrate mental and visual attention closely in setting up machine to rigid specs and in inspection of complex parts.QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREDEducation Requirements: Read and interpret complicated prints and drawings. Use decimals, fractions, simple geometry and occasionally trigonometry. Use large variety of precision measuring equipment such as large inside and outside micrometers, dial bore gages and height Vernier. Equivalent to 4 years high school plus 4 years shop training. (Deg.4/56)Experience Required: Over 5 years on a wide variety of milling, drilling and boring work and operational exposure to machining centers.