CNC Machinist

Custom Engineering Company•Erie, PA

About The Position

Custom Engineering is seeking second-shift CNC Machinists to operate horizontal boring mills, vertical mills, and bridge mills. The role involves setting up machines and removing workpieces according to procedure, positioning and securing workpieces, conducting in-process inspections, and adjusting machine offsets to meet specified tolerances. Machinists use measuring instruments and interpret blueprints, layouts, sketches, and work orders to determine tolerances and procedures. The position pays up to $28 per hour based on experience, plus a $2.00 second-shift differential. Custom Engineering is a heavy fabrication, welding, and machine shop serving industries including oil and gas, construction, mining, transportation, power generation, and entertainment. The company describes opportunities to gain industry knowledge and experience that can support performance-based growth within the organization.

Requirements

  • Trade certification or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in CNC operation or CNC schooling.
  • Proficiency in reading and understanding documents, blueprints, and basic GD&T.
  • Knowledge of addition, subtraction, fractions, and decimals, and ability to calculate tooling speeds and feeds.
  • Proficient knowledge of CNC controls and G-code commands.
  • Ability to adjust and set tool lengths, set work offsets, and make adjustments within a program.
  • Crane experience.
  • Forklift experience.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States.
  • Proficient knowledge of general machining practices.

Responsibilities

  • Set up machines and remove workpieces according to procedure.
  • Use calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, gauges, and other measuring instruments to verify specified tolerances.
  • Perform in-process inspections at the machine and adjust offsets as needed to ensure workpiece conformance.
  • Position and secure workpieces on machines using measuring instruments, holding devices, hand tools, and cranes.
  • Read blueprints, layouts, sketches, and work orders to determine tolerances and work procedures.
  • Recognize tooling types and follow procedures for machining close tolerances.
  • Operate horizontal boring mills, vertical mills, and bridge mills.

Benefits

  • 80 hours of vacation to start.
  • Ten paid holidays.
  • Profit sharing.
  • 401(k) with company matching 50% of the first 6% of wages.
  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, and a flexible spending account.
  • Annual all-company picnic, company golf outing, and occasional pizza parties and cookouts.
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