Lead CNC Machinist (Night Shift)

National EWP; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

National EWP seeks a Lead CNC Machinist for night shift in Phoenix, AZ. The role involves setting up and operating CNC and NC machines to fabricate parts, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency on a 5-on/2-off schedule from 4:30 pm to 3:30 am.

The candidate will mentor others, review blueprints, and collaborate with foremen and engineers to resolve issues and improve cycle times, while maintaining a clean, organized workplace.

Qualifications

• AA degree or two-three years related experience or equivalent.
• Ability to train, mentor, and lead other CNC machinists.
• Knowledge of CNC quality inspection procedures and precision measuring instruments.
• Ability to read technical drawings and interpret instructions.
• Mazak Mazatrol programming experience preferred.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and MVR.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to ensure productivity, quality, and safety standards.
• Communicate effectively with foreman and supervisors.
• Study blueprints and drawings to determine dimensions and setup requirements.
• Set up and operate machines; adjust controls and verify tolerances.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area and perform routine maintenance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Quality inspection

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Reading drawings

Education

AA degree or related experience

2-3 years related experience

Tools

Mazatrol programming

Precision measuring tools

CNC tooling setup

Job description

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Lead CNC Machinist (Night Shift)

Phoenix, AZ, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1075

Salary Range: $40.00 To $55.00 Hourly

Position Overview

The night shift Lead CNC Machinist will set up and operate conventional, special-purpose, CNC, and Numerical Control (NC) machines and machining centers to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts by performing the essential functions listed below. Additionally, as a Lead, they will be responsible for ensuring that safety requirements and Company policies and procedures are followed by the CNC machinist and fabricator working on the same schedule. The Lead will also be responsible for maintaining clear communication and collaboration with the Manufacturing Foreman.

• This is a non-exempt, hourly position. Pay is commensurate with experience (Typical range: $40-$55/hr).
• The night shift lead CNC machinist will work a 5 days on/2 days off schedule, from 4:30 pm to 3:30 am.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership and direction, ensuring productivity, quality, and safety standards are met.
• Promote a positive, collaborative, and respectful work environment.
• Communicate effectively with the foreman and other supervisors as necessary.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safe work practices and procedures.
• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpieces, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points on material or workpiece as guides for subsequent machining as necessary.
• Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines as necessary to machine parts as required.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.
• Verifies conformance of finished workpiece to specifications, using measuring and inspection tools as necessary.
• Set up and operate the machine on a trial run to verify the accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
• Reduce cycle times while maintaining product quality.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks on machines as required.
• Confer with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area and maintain all equipment to a like-new appearance, according to maintenance plans and established procedures.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, coworkers, and management.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (A. A.) from a two-year college or technical school; or two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and lead other CNC machinists.
• Knowledge of CNC quality inspection procedures and the use of precision measuring instruments.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as portability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to read technical drawings.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Understanding of different materials
• Be able to use a band saw to cut blanks
• Mazak Mazatrol programming experience preferred.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug (including the use of marijuana) and alcohol screening, and a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).