Milling Machine Machinist - Precision Angles & Contours

Sun Technologies, Inc.; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k)

Sick leave

Job summary

Sun Technologies, Inc. in Palmdale, CA is seeking a Milling Machine Machinist 1 to support our Tooling department. This on-site role requires setting up and operating milling machines to produce precision components per blueprints.

The position is up to 12 months with possible extension; pay rate is $40–$52 per hour, depending on skills and experience. Requires a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and 1+ years in machining.

Qualifications

• Must complete formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
• Must be able to read blueprints and engineering specifications.
• Experience setting up and operating milling machines and performing precision work.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances.
• Selects, mounts, and aligns tooling; plans sequence of operations; adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints and specifications; uses precision measuring instruments; lays out stock for machining.
• Monitors and verifies quality per control procedures.
• Requires completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
• Exclude general, all-around machinists and operators who do not perform own setups or determine sequence of operations.

Skills

Milling

Machine setup

Blueprint reading

Precision measurement

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Machinist hand tools

Precision measuring instruments

Job description

Sun Technologies, Inc. in Palmdale, CA is seeking a Milling Machine Machinist 1 to support our Tooling department. This on-site role requires setting up and operating milling machines to produce precision components per blueprints.

The position is up to 12 months with possible extension; pay rate is $40–$52 per hour, depending on skills and experience. Requires a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and 1+ years in machining.