Job Description

• The  Milling Machine Machinist III will support the Tooling department.
• As a member of the Tooling department, you will get to set up and operate plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations.

• Set up and operate plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances.
• Select, mount, and align various specialized machine attachments and standard or improvised tooling; plans sequence of operations, number of cuts required, and method of setup; determines, sets, and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications; uses a variety of machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments; makes standard shop computations; and measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points to lay out stock for machining.
• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
• Requires completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Blueprint Reading
• 3, 4, 5 Axis Milling
• Programming (MCAM)
• Measurement & Inspection

• Machinist with 10+ years of experience operating CNC mills (5 axis) and lathes (live tooling).
• Skilled in interpreting drawings/models and material requirements to develop CNC programs, set up machines, and run complete machining operations independently with minimal supervision.
• Performs in-process and pre-inspection quality checks prior to CMM inspection.
• Experienced with true 5-axis gantry machines (SNK) and wire EDM operations.