Job Description

CNC Machinist

The CNC Machinist sets up and operates conventional, special purpose, and computer numerical control (CNC) machines and machining centers to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Coxsackie, NY manufactures large, complex contoured structural components and assemblies for aerospace and other applications. Our integrated processes include stretch-forming, thermal-forming, chemical processing, precision fabrication, machining, finishing processes, and integration of components into subassemblies.

Why Ducommun?

• Excellent company culture – as recognized by Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces
• Opportunity for career growth
• Great benefits including paid vacation and sick time, 401K match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, annual bonus plan, and tuition reimbursement

Duties & Responsibilities

• Studies and interprets blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to find detail part and correct blank size on engineering drawings.
• Measures mylars accurately to determine dimensions for machining steps.
• Interprets all part characteristics from the drawing and determine fabrication steps.
• Measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and references points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining.
• Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes. Determines when a cutting tool needs replacement or sharpening.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media.
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjusts machine controls or control media as required. Communicates with Engineering for assistance when needed.
• Demonstrates basic surface grinding skills.
• Sets up and runs all jobs that come through the cell without supervision.
• Is familiar with cutting speeds for different materials.
• Determines correct cutting fluids for different materials and reviews jobs to determine machining sequence and cutting tools.
• Determines correct speeds and feeds for the material being machined.
• Sets up jobs and proofs setup for another operator.
• Verifies conformance of finished work piece to specifications.
• Sets up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
• Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining problems.
• Reads and edits NC code to address programming issues and performs basic edits as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required by the position.

Skills and Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent required; Technical or Trade School strongly preferred.
• 1-3 years related experience preferred.
• Proficient in the use of precision measuring tools including but not limited to the following: 6" scale, vernier, outside micrometer, height gage, pin gage, telescope gages, dial test indicator, inside micrometers, surface finish comparator, protractor, and Pi tape.
• Strong mechanical aptitude required.
• Must possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals, percentages, fractions, ratios, proportions; knowledge of basic algebra. Knowledge of geometry and trigonometry is a plus.
• Computer Skills - able to learn new screens, reports, functions, software programs and basic familiarity with ERPs.
• Communicates courteously and professionally at all organizational levels
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
• Understands and contributes to the creation and continuous improvement of our Standard Work Documents (SWD).
• Understands and contributes to the Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) of non-conforming product.

This is a generic job posting for a CNC Machinist. Depending on the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, they will be hired into an entry (I) level, intermediate (II) level or expert (III) level job and pay scale.

Pay Range: $21.50-26.00/hour

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

171 Stacey Road

Coxsackie, New York, 12051

United States