First Shift CNC Setup Technician – Hire-On Bonus

Acme Industries, Inc.; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hire-On Bonus

Benefits Start Day One

Weekly Pay

Overtime Opportunities

401(k) with Company Match

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation, Sick Time & Holidays

Gainsharing Bonus Opportunities

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term DI

Tuition Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Acme Industries in Elk Grove Village, IL seeks an experienced CNC Mill Setup Technician for 1st shift. This hands-on role focuses on taking prints, building setups from the ground up, proving out programs, and delivering quality parts with minimal supervision.

You will work on complex, high-mix, low-volume components, owning setups from start to finish through first article approval and production release. Competitive pay and benefits start day one.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CNC milling experience with significant setup responsibility.
• Proven ability to independently set up jobs from start to finish.
• Strong understanding of workholding, tooling selection, offsets, and program prove-out.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and GD&T.
• Experience with precision measuring instruments and first article inspection.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot machining and quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete job setups on CNC vertical and horizontal machining centers from drawings, routers, and work orders.
• Select, install, and qualify tooling, fixtures, and workholding.
• Prove out new and revise programs.
• Make offsets, edits, and parameter adjustments to achieve first article approval.
• Conduct in-process and final inspections using precision measuring equipment.
• Read blueprints and GD&T requirements independently.
• Troubleshoot machine alarms, tooling issues, surface finish concerns, and out-of-tolerance conditions.
• Document setups for repeatability and transition to production.

Skills

Setup ownership

Blueprint reading

GD&T understanding

Troubleshooting

Independent worker

Tools

FANUC controls

Precision measuring tools

Job description

Acme Industries in Elk Grove Village, IL seeks an experienced CNC Mill Setup Technician for 1st shift. This hands-on role focuses on taking prints, building setups from the ground up, proving out programs, and delivering quality parts with minimal supervision.

You will work on complex, high-mix, low-volume components, owning setups from start to finish through first article approval and production release. Competitive pay and benefits start day one.