About the Role
Operate and monitor CNC machines to ensure quality, accuracy, and proper machine performance. This includes using precision measuring tools, performing drilling and deburring operations, and completing first-piece and in-process inspections.
Responsibilities
- Read and interpret blueprints to prepare machines for production.
- Perform basic machine setup according to specifications and work orders.
- Operate CNC Mills, monitor machine performance, and use precision measuring tools to ensure parts meet quality standards.
- Follow blueprints and verbal and written instructions to produce required quantities.
- Adhere to all safety rules regarding machine operation and proper guarding.
- Perform routine machine maintenance and maintain a clean, organized work area.
- Deburr parts using hand grinders, files, roto-burrs and sand cloth.
- Conduct first-piece and in-process inspections to verify parts meet specifications.
- Move raw materials and finished parts using a pallet jack or by hand.
- Promote and support the requirements and principles of the Precise Quality Management System and AS9100.
Requirements
- Holds oneself accountable for doing whatever is needed to meet the commitments made around project outcomes.
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directives.
- Ability to work well under pressure, adhere to deadlines, and be flexible.
- Thorough operational knowledge and skills of specific equipment to be operated, including inspection equipment.
- Ability to operate assigned equipment safely and efficiently.
- Ability to keep record of time spent and material used.
- Ability to use precision measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers and gages.
- Ability to read drawings and blueprints and be familiar with common machine tools.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Must be a US Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Green Card Holder.
Skills
- CNC operation
- Blueprint reading
- Machine setup
- Precision measuring tools
- Machine maintenance
- Deburring
- Quality inspection
- Pallet jack operation
Location
- Rochester
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3 years of experience with operation of CNC Mills
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $18.00 - $25.00 / hour
Benefits
- Vacation
- Sick Days
- Holidays
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
About the Company
- Family-owned, Rochester-based leader in advanced CNC machining and custom manufacturing with over 50 years of excellence.
- Supports industries such as aerospace, defense, medical, energy, and power generation.
- Committed to quality and innovation.
- Offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment built on respect, teamwork, and long-term stability.
- Operates a 280,000 sq. ft. facility with more than 160 CNC machines.
- Is a Drug-Free Workplace.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE/AA Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran
- Committed to providing a work environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment in any form and will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
