Job Title: CNC Machinist

Job Description

Work in a team environment safely, operating complex production equipment, manufacturing software, and tools in the manufacturing and packaging of various products. Follow digital work instructions, blueprints, guidelines, diagrams, and schematics to ensure product and customer specifications and tolerance levels are met. Interpret dashboards and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Execute equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and sustained production.

• Make necessary adjustments to existing equipment, provide continuous feedback for manufacturing process improvement, provide quality control and in-process production testing for the design of new equipment.

• Set up and operate automatic or semi-automatic machines and related equipment in a continuous production/processing operation.

• Monitor meters, gauges, valves, flow ratios, temperatures, pressures, and related controls and guidelines to ensure adherence to production/process specifications.

• Report any malfunctions or abnormalities and make minor adjustments and repairs to equipment.

• Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.

• Set up and operate, in an efficient timely manner, a wide range of machine tools, such as mill-turns, mills, lathes, and grinders, powder presses on a diverse range of products involving difficult operations, aerospace tolerances, and complex shapes.

• Align and secure tooling, holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.

• Set up and modify programs for Robot and/or Vision Systems.

• Write product-specific and robot programs by material master.

• Modify programs in response to problems.

• Work from and read blueprints as well as setting and checking work to various quality control gauges.

• Use Keyence, Optical Guide Post (OGP), and Optical comparator to check advanced quality parameters.

• Troubleshoot, determine causes of operating errors, and decide what to do about it.

• Adjust program in PLC to manipulate part to specification.

• Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.

• Complete all necessary documentation, electronic data entries, and communications accurately and timely.

• Move all materials, either physically or mechanically, necessary to complete assignments.

• Perform inspection of machined products by selecting and setting up precision gaging to ensure external and internal quality specifications and requirements.

• Adhere to and follow all company safety policies and procedures to assure commitment to a 100% safe work environment.

• Support the Lean Enterprise initiatives and continuously strive to improve customer satisfaction through improved quality, reduction in waste, and improved productivity.

• Modify existing equipment and help design new equipment for continual manufacturing process improvement, providing quality control and in-process production testing.

Essential Skills

• Ability to read and follow blueprints, guidelines, and schematics.

• Experience with mechanical assembly and machining.

• Proficient in operating lathe, mill, and other machining tools.

• Knowledge of calipers and precision gaging.

• Capability to troubleshoot and resolve operating errors.

• Proficiency in modifying programs in PLC.

• Strong communication skills to confer with engineering and manufacturing personnel.

• Experience with CNC machines is preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Keyence, Optical Guide Post (OGP), and Optical comparator.

• Familiarity with setting and checking work to various quality control gauges.

• Ability to perform inspections and maintain quality control.

• Commitment to safety procedures and policies.

Why Work Here?

Enjoy long-term growth opportunities with pay increases and great benefits. Be part of a team that values continuous improvement, quality, and productivity.

Work Environment

It is a non-temperature controlled manufacturing environment. The role involves working with advanced machinery and tools in a dynamic and collaborative setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of LA VERGNE, Tennessee.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $25.00

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in LA VERGNE,TN.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Dec 21, 2024.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.