MW Industries, Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of highly-engineered industrial springs, fasteners, bellows, and related metal components. With several manufacturing locations throughout the United States, MW Industries designs and creates products for a variety of industries, including medical, aerospace, energy, and automotive. Our products can be encountered in many everyday applications, such as driving a car, flying in an airplane, using electronics, or shopping at a grocery store. Through decades of growth, innovation, and dedication, MW Industries has proven to be a world-class supplier of custom springs, fasteners, and precision metal components.
JOB SUMMARY
Under minimal supervision, program, sets up and operates Citizen Swiss screw 7 axis, Fanuc control 3 Axis, Okuma control CNC machines to fabricate production parts. Machine operators will work with computer-controlled equipment, make sure their machines are working at full capacity, are stocked with needed materials, well-maintained and perform periodic checks on output. This position is 1st shift, 6:30am until 3:00pm with overtime hours when available.
REPORTING TO
Plant Manager.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Plans machining by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).
- Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs.
- Sets-up mills and lathes by installing and adjusting three- and four-jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers; indicating vices; tramming heads.
- Loads feed mechanism by lifting stock into position.
- Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample workpieces; adhering to international standards.
- Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling and thread chasing operations; taking measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.
- Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
- Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
SKILLS and ABILITIES
- Effective communicate and understand job instructions both verbally and written.
- Problem solving skills to know why machines are not at peak performance, increase output and fix errors.
- Attention to detail with precision equipment and product.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or GED required
- Two (2) years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Certification in Programming
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to lift 30 pounds with assistance from handling equipment.
- Required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.