Senior CNC Mill Setup Tech for Aerospace Precision

TRIBUS; Kentucky; On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company **

11 paid federal holidays

Two weeks of paid vacation

Company-paid technical and job traning

Employee engagement events

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

Midwest Precision in Eastlake, Ohio seeks an experienced CNC Mill Setup Operator to run vertical and horizontal mills, including Makino centers. You will complete setups from setup to first-piece approval and maintain production in a safe, organized environment.

Responsibilities include reviewing blueprints, tooling, offsets, and programs while achieving tight tolerances and GD&T requirements. On-site full-time role with standard day shift and overtime eligibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CNC milling experience with setup responsibilities.
• Ability to read blueprints and understand GD&T.
• Experience with vertical machining centers; horizontal milling preferred.
• Experience machining aerospace-grade materials (aluminum, stainless steel, titanium).

Responsibilities

• Complete full setups on CNC vertical and horizontal milling machines.
• Review job packets, blueprints, setup sheets, tooling requirements, and quality instructions.
• Install and indicate fixtures, select and load tooling, touch off tools, and establish work offsets.
• Load, verify, and prove out CNC programs; adjust offsets and programs as needed.
• Set speeds and feeds, monitor tool wear, and troubleshoot setup or machining issues.
• Produce first-piece and in-process parts meeting tight tolerances and GD&T requirements.
• Inspect work using calipers, micrometers, indicators, gauges, and comparators.
• Document production and inspection results and maintain a clean, safe work area.

Skills

CNC milling

Blueprint reading

GD&T

First-piece inspection

Tools

Makino CNC

Job description

Midwest Precision in Eastlake, Ohio seeks an experienced CNC Mill Setup Operator to run vertical and horizontal mills, including Makino centers. You will complete setups from setup to first-piece approval and maintain production in a safe, organized environment.

Responsibilities include reviewing blueprints, tooling, offsets, and programs while achieving tight tolerances and GD&T requirements. On-site full-time role with standard day shift and overtime eligibility.