Senior CNC Toolroom Machinist — Precision & Tooling Expert

HMS Manufacturing; Florida; On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

HMS Manufacturing in Hialeah, FL, seeks a seasoned CNC Machinist / Tool Room Associate to independently set up and produce precision tooling, fixtures, and repair parts using CNC and manual machines. You will interpret drawings, determine setups, troubleshoot issues, and support production with tool-room solutions.

The role requires 5+ years’ CNC/tool-room experience, strong lathe/turning-center skills, and proficiency with precision measuring tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on CNC and/or tool-room machining experience.
• Strong CNC lathe/turning-center setup and operation experience; manual machining capability is important.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, and machining requirements.
• Strong proficiency with precision measuring and inspection equipment.
• Sound understanding of cutting tools, workholding, speeds/feeds, materials, and machining fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate CNC lathes/turning centers and manual lathes, mills, grinders, and other tool-room equipment.
• Manufacture precision tooling, fixtures, prototypes, repair components, and production parts from drawings, CAD information, samples, or defined requirements.
• Interpret technical drawings, dimensions, tolerances, and GD&T requirements.
• Determine practical workholding, tooling, cutting-tool, and machining approaches for low-volume and one-off work.
• Perform machine setups, tool offsets, first-piece verification, and in-process adjustments.
• Use micrometers, calipers, indicators, height gauges, and other precision inspection equipment.
• Troubleshoot dimensional, tooling, finish, chatter, workholding, and process problems.
• Support production equipment repairs by manufacturing or modifying replacement components and fixtures.
• Record labor, quantities, and job information accurately in the ERP system.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Production and help train less-experienced machinists when appropriate.

Skills

CNC Machining

Manual Machining

Engineering Drawings

GD&T Interpretation

Precision Measurement

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Indicators

Height Gauges

Job description

HMS Manufacturing in Hialeah, FL, seeks a seasoned CNC Machinist / Tool Room Associate to independently set up and produce precision tooling, fixtures, and repair parts using CNC and manual machines. You will interpret drawings, determine setups, troubleshoot issues, and support production with tool-room solutions.

The role requires 5+ years’ CNC/tool-room experience, strong lathe/turning-center skills, and proficiency with precision measuring tools.