Senior CNC Lathe Operator — High-Volume Precision Parts

Global Compression Services; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Global Compression Services is seeking a Manufacturing CNC Lathe operator to set up and run CNC lathes to meet customer specs. You will read blueprints, perform basic math, and manage tooling and programming concepts in a high-volume shop environment.

The role requires following written instructions with minimal supervision, maintaining tolerance standards, and keeping the work area clean while handling tools and stock carefully. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years CNC job shop experience
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively to customers or employees
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out written or diagram form instructions
• Ability to work with several concrete variables in standardized situations

Responsibilities

• Set-up and operate CNC lathes to machine parts to customer requirements
• Work in a high-volume environment
• Read basic blueprints and perform basic job shop mathematical calculations
• Understand CNC operation with set-ups, tooling, and programming concepts (feeds and speeds)
• Follow written instructions with minimal supervision
• Maintain true position tolerance and Cartesian coordinate systems
• Keep work area clean and tools/equipment properly handled

Skills

CNC operation

Blueprint reading

Mathematics

Programming concepts

Feeds and speeds

Tools

CNC Lathe

Job description

Global Compression Services is seeking a Manufacturing CNC Lathe operator to set up and run CNC lathes to meet customer specs. You will read blueprints, perform basic math, and manage tooling and programming concepts in a high-volume shop environment.

The role requires following written instructions with minimal supervision, maintaining tolerance standards, and keeping the work area clean while handling tools and stock carefully. Travel up to 10% may be required.