Night Shift CNC Machinist

CMI Group Aerospace & Defense•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled CNC Machinist for our night shift operations in North Phoenix. This role involves operating CNC Lathes and CNC Mills, including 5-axis machines, in a fast-paced, high-demand, quality-focused aerospace and defense manufacturing environment. The position offers a 20% night shift differential pay and requires adherence to strict compliance regulations such as ITAR. Candidates must be able to work 40+ hours per week and possess strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

Basic use of CNC control, operation, and maintenance requirements.
Read and understand B/P's, including assemblies, dimensions, tolerances, symbols, notes, abbreviations, geometric dimensions, tolerance, and other standard nomenclature per customer, government, or industry standards.
Loads material/parts into machine and programs.
Daily maintenance on machine (checking fluid levels, cleaning out chips).
In process inspection of parts.
Enter tool offsets to compensate for tool wear.
Replacement of worn or damaged tools (inserts, boring bars, end mills drills, etc.).
Filling out the MOT and their Job Sheets properly.
Maintaining correct count of parts on the MOT for their operations.
Tagging hardware and recording discrepancies on proper paperwork for hardware known to be discrepant.
Recording inspection data at proper intervals per the Inspection Traveler or other company paperwork.
Communicate any job-related issues / questions (part feature, program, inspection, etc.) to lead person for resolution / clarification.
Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
Report all machine malfunctions to the lead.
To read initial and date reject histories attached to MOT's.
U.S. citizenship or Valid Permanent Resident status is required.
Sufficient verbal and written communication skills.
Good problem solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing experience
CNC Mill or CNC Lathe experience
5 Axis experience

Responsibilities

Review/study MOT’s, blueprints, and sketches to determine operations to be performed on part.
Determines fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, programs, and gages needed.
Aligns and secures holding fixture, installs cutting tools in proper holders and puts holder in machine and sets tools offsets.
Ensure the inspection department work flow is supporting production needs.
Loads programs corresponding to the operation into computer, checks tools and programs are in correct order of operation and edits program, if necessary.
Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusts machine controls as required.
Sets up and maintains proper inspection method for all machined parts and communicates with coworkers where necessary for smooth transition of work shifts.
Performs in-process inspections.
Completes all paperwork including MOTs, DMRs, Non-Conforming Material requests, and First Article Inspection Forms in accordance to our procedures and policies.
Identifies and records non-conforming parts as discrepant.
Verifies quantity, customer part number and revision to the MOT and Blueprints.
Adhere to company policies and procedures, including ITAR and other compliance regulations.