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.