Lead CNC Mill Machinist
Laborup•Milford, CT
•$35 - $45•Onsite
About The Position
We’re hiring a Lead CNC Mill Machinist for a precision machine shop supporting the aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor industries. This is a hands-on lead role for an experienced CNC mill machinist who can independently take complex jobs from setup through production while serving as a technical resource for other machinists on the floor. You’ll be responsible for difficult setups, troubleshooting, first articles, and helping less-experienced machinists solve problems and improve their capabilities.
Requirements
- Strong experience as a CNC Mill Setup Machinist
- Ability to independently perform complete machine setups
- Strong 3-axis milling experience required
- Fanuc control experience
- Machine-side G-code editing and troubleshooting
- Strong blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge
- Experience machining complex parts to tight tolerances
- Strong understanding of tooling, speeds and feeds, offsets, and workholding
- Proficiency with manual precision inspection equipment
- Ability to diagnose and solve machining and dimensional issues
Nice To Haves
- 4- and 5-axis experience highly preferred
- Previous experience as a lead, trainer, mentor, or go-to machinist strongly preferred
- Experience in aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, or other high-precision machine shops highly preferred
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead technical resource for CNC milling on the shop floor
- Independently perform complete setups on 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC mills
- Take complex jobs from setup and first article through production
- Support and troubleshoot setups performed by other machinists
- Read complex blueprints, work instructions, and GD&T
- Select tooling and establish work and tool offsets
- Make G-code edits and corrections at the machine
- Prove out first articles and troubleshoot dimensional, tooling, and machining issues
- Hold tight tolerances on complex precision components
- Perform in-process inspection using micrometers, calipers, indicators, bore gauges, and other precision inspection equipment
Benefits
- Medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) + match
- PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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