CNC Programmer

Job Purpose:

Assist and facilitate production by programming, verifying, and improving processes to produce parts on all CNC machines. Responsible for programming, management, documentation, and implementation of CNC programs.

Essential Functions:

• Receives work assignments and schedules programming work by the due date.
• Reviews prints and models.
• Determines the ideal machine and tooling to run parts on CNCs, balancing efficiency and cost-effectiveness of existing or new programs, processes, fixturing, and tooling.
• Verifies programs, tooling, and fixturing with the operators to ensure they work as desired in the machine chosen for the operation.
• Accomplishes work by receiving or pulling prints and/or models, evaluating and ordering tooling as necessary, designing fixtures as necessary, programming effectively and efficiently using CAM software, and interfacing with operators, then preserving programs once proven.
• Maintains workflow using the schedule and time management to ensure operators have programs before they are needed.
• Responsible for communicating on operations, tooling, and fixturing with machine operators to ensure quality parts are produced.
• Maintains company standards by exemplifying and enforcing core values and quality baseline.
• Directs software, tooling, and fixturing requests to Plant Manager.
• Maintains and develops professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following company and OSHA requirements.
• Other duties as required to meet job specifications.

Qualifications:

• Experience with manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Strong understanding of tooling equipment, tooling processes, and industrial standards.
• Makes effective decisions by analyzing information and considering priorities based on the schedule.
• Committed to meeting and maintaining quality standards for the company.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Experience in the set-up and operation of manufacturing equipment.
• Able to creatively solve problems and collaborate with others to generate ideas and improve processes.
• Adapts to the evolving needs of diverse scope and complexity.
• Demonstrates the ability to coach, develop, and work well with others in a team setting.
• Handles applicants and employees positively while working on time.
• Ability to provide immediate supervision to employees, assigning tasks, and checking work at frequent intervals.