Senior CNC Programmer - Mastercam, 5-Axis Milling

Dynacast; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kaiser medical plan

Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug

Short/Long Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401K with employer match

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness Program

Sick Days, Vacations and Holidays

Job summary

Dynacast International, a Form Technologies company, is seeking an experienced CNC Toolmaker in Lake Forest, CA. You will work from blueprints and models to repair tools for die casting molds, trim dies and tooling fixtures.

You will program and optimize 3-, 4-, and 5-axis machines with Mastercam, ensure GD&T conformance, and lead process improvements to maximize uptime and quality. Join a manufacturing leader committed to excellence.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience programming CNC machining centers in production settings.
• Strong hands‑on proficiency with Mastercam CAD software.
• Solid understanding of G-code and M-code at machine control (Fanuc, Brother).
• Excellent ability to read blueprints and GD&T specifications.
• Proven experience selecting cutting tools, feeds, speeds and coolants for non‑ferrous metals.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and optimize 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC programs using Mastercam.
• Design or collaborate on custom workholding and fixtures for die casting tooling.
• Set up and optimize tool paths, speeds, feeds, and tooling selections to maximize throughput.
• Set up fixturing and input offsets for machine control.
• Perform first‑article inspections with CMM, micrometers and calipers to verify conformance to drawings.

Skills

CNC programming

GD&T

Mastercam

G-code editing

Tools

CMM

Job description

Dynacast International, a Form Technologies company, is seeking an experienced CNC Toolmaker in Lake Forest, CA. You will work from blueprints and models to repair tools for die casting molds, trim dies and tooling fixtures.

You will program and optimize 3-, 4-, and 5-axis machines with Mastercam, ensure GD&T conformance, and lead process improvements to maximize uptime and quality. Join a manufacturing leader committed to excellence.