Milling Machine Machinist

Work Schedule: 4x10 (M-Th)

Pay Range: $50- $80/hr. The pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Featured Benefits: Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA. 401(k). Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws.

Technical Skills

Must Have:

• Basic Qualifications for Milling Machine Machinist 3 High School Diploma or GED Blueprint Reading 3, 4, 5 Axis Milling Programming (MCAM) Measurement & Inspection 

Nice To Have:

• Machinist with 10+ years of experience operating CNC mills (5 axis) and lathes (live tooling).
• Skilled in interpreting drawings/models and material requirements to develop CNC programs, set up machines, and run complete machining operations independently with minimal supervision.
• Performs in-process and pre-inspection quality checks prior to CMM inspection.
• Experienced with true 5-axis gantry machines (SNK) and wire EDM operations. 

looking for a Milling Machine Machinist 3 to support our Tooling department. As a member of the Tooling department you’ll get to set up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations . This position will serve on-site at Palmdale.

 Responsibilities:

• Sets up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances.
• Selects, mounts, and aligns various specialized machine attachments and standard or improvised tooling; plans sequence of operations, number of cuts required, and method of setup; determines, sets, and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications; uses a variety of machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments; makes standard shop computations; and measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points to lay out stock for machining.
• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
• Requires completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
• Exclude general, all-around machinists and operators who do not perform own setups or determine sequence of operations. 

Basic Qualifications for Milling Machine Machinist 3:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Blueprint Reading
• 3, 4, 5 Axis Milling 
• Programming (MCAM) 
• Measurement & Inspection 

Preferred Qualifications for Milling Machine Machinist 3:

• Machinist with 10+ years of experience operating CNC mills (5 axis) and lathes (live tooling).
• Skilled in interpreting drawings/models and material requirements to develop CNC programs, set up machines, and run complete machining operations independently with minimal supervision.
• Performs in-process and pre-inspection quality checks prior to CMM inspection. Experienced with true 5-axis gantry machines (SNK) and wire EDM operations.