Prototype CNC Machinist

Le Sueur Incorporated; Montrose (MN); On-site; USD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as a Prototype CNC Machinist, where you'll play a crucial role in engineering and fabricating new parts. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with skilled professionals in a fast-paced environment. You'll be responsible for programming, setting up, and machining parts while ensuring quality and efficiency. With a focus on continuous improvement and teamwork, this role promises to enhance your skills and contribute to the success of a leading manufacturer in the industry. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience or equivalent in CNC machining.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to make independent decisions.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and program CNC machining processes for prototype parts.
• Ensure efficient job completion and maintain communication with project managers.

Skills

Mechanical Aptitude

Effective Computer Use

Basic Math Skills

Independent Decision-Making

Effective Self-Management

Strong Computer Skills

Strong Math Skills

Education

Trade School

2-Year Technical Degree

Tools

Mastercam

CAD Software

Job description

1st Shift Monday - Friday

The Prototype CNC Machinist is responsible for engineering, manufacturing, and fabricating new parts, retrofitting and repairing parts per prints or samples, in order to create a product according to customer specifications.

Location: Le Sueur, MN

Primary Responsibilities

• Engineer the appropriate machining process using experience, guidance from the project manager/department lead, and company established procedures and "best practices".
• Program, set up and machine parts from billet and plate materials.
• Establish design competency with Mastercam.
• Design & build machining fixtures via CAD for the secondary machining of castings or billet/raw stock materials as necessary.
• Program machining parts (via CAM).
• Set-up tooling and CNC machines for secondary machining operations on prototype castings and billet/raw stock material.
• Run set-up parts through each operation and work with quality to gain buyoff at each phase.
• Run the balance of parts on order through the machining operations.
• Deburring, cleaning, and packaging of parts for shipment.
• Teardown of tooling and fixtures and cleaning of the mills.
• Assist in machining of production tooling components as necessary.

Other Job Duties

• Ensure jobs are completed efficiently and in a timely manner, consistent with the quoted hours and materials for the job. Communicate delivery updates and potential delays with the Project Manager including if a job will run over or cannot be completed within the time allotted.
• Meet frequently (at least biweekly) with department lead to address any concerns and/or pass on concerns to management. This may include: machine availability, material resources, tools or tooling, quality, design, work flow, and man power needs and availability.
• Actively participate in the material management system. (Kan-ban cards)
• Work with quality to ensure job requirements are met.
• Ensure clean & safe workplace.
• Other jobs and duties as assigned by supervisors or management.
• Adhere to the rules and conventions established by the Machining Work Instruction.

Minimum Education: trade school and 2 years of experience or equivalent.

Preferred Education: A relevant 2-year technical or equivalent degree.

Minimum Skills/Experience: one year in similar position, mechanical aptitude, effective computer use, basic Math skills, independent decision-making, and effective self-management.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Above plus - Strong Computer and math skills, and three or more years of relevant experience gained through on the job instruction, apprenticeship programs, and increasingly more complex assignments, strong mechanical aptitude as demonstrated through success at increasingly more complex assignments.

The Company

Le Sueur Incorporated ("LSI"), a portfolio company of Delos Capital, and a leading supplier of complex aluminum castings, machined castings, and plastic injection molded components. Craft, based in Montrose, MN, is a rapid prototyping and complex metal and plastics component manufacturer. Craft has over 30 years of industry experience and has established itself, along with its skilled employees, as a leader in delivering high-quality parts to customers.

Salary: $58626 - $79317 per year

Job Posted by ApplicantPro

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Manufacturing