CNC Machine Operator

Agri-Cover•Jamestown, ND

About The Position

Operate the CNC cutting machine and support the production team by assembling parts and operating machinery, including bending, punching, or sawing metal products as instructed by supervisors. The role plans machining from work orders and technical drawings, programs and sets up mills and lathes, loads stock, verifies settings and sample workpieces, and maintains production specifications and quality standards. It also involves troubleshooting and adjusting machining processes, maintaining equipment, following safety procedures, documenting work across rotations, distinguishing material types, applying measurement and math skills, and using proper lifting techniques. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts involving proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to use common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram-form instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of database, design, internet, manufacturing, spreadsheet, and word-processing software, as well as AutoCAD.
Conceptual, process-improvement, verbal communication, functional and technical, controls and instrumentation, supply management, tooling, coordination, inventory control, attention-to-detail, and judgment skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent standing, walking, and reaching; regular hand use and talking or hearing; occasional sitting, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and lifting and moving materials of varying weights.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Team lifting or finding a mechanical advantage when lifting more than 50 pounds is preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan machining by studying work orders, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference plans, surface locations, prints, machining parameters, and geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).
Program mills and lathes by entering instructions and setting zero and reference points, tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculate requirements and prove part programs.
Set up mills and lathes by installing and adjusting chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers; indicate vises and tram heads.
Load stock into the feed mechanism by lifting it into position.
Verify settings by measuring positions, first-run parts, and sample workpieces.
Maintain specifications by observing machining operations, taking measurements, detecting malfunctions, troubleshooting processes, adjusting and reprogramming controls, sharpening or replacing worn tools, and following quality assurance procedures.
Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance according to manufacturer instructions.
Document and communicate actions, irregularities, and continuing needs to maintain continuity among work rotations.
Distinguish material types, including aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, and brass.
Use measurements and mathematical fraction-to-decimal conversion skills, maintain knowledge of tooling and tool maintenance, and demonstrate proper lifting techniques.
Assemble parts and operate machinery to bend, punch, or saw metal products as instructed by supervisors.