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Location: Lapeer, MI | Schedule: Full-time, on-site

Overview

An established precision manufacturing company is seeking a skilled CNC 5-Axis Machinist to set up and operate vertical and horizontal 5-Axis machining centers. This role is essential to producing precision metallic components—including castings, weldments, forgings, plates, blocks, and tubing—through surfacing, profiling, boring, facing, and threading operations.

What you'll do

• Plan machining operations by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, and machining parameters, including interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T)
• Program 5-Axis CNC machines using Mastercam
• Perform set-ups including tool offsets and compensation, calculate tooling requirements using basic math, geometry, and trigonometry, prove part programs, '3-point' workpieces with stock models and tooling balls, and hang large workpieces on horizontal machine centers
• Verify set-ups by measuring head clearance, machine travel, positions, and first-run/sample parts in accordance with international standards
• Maintain specifications by observing machining operations, taking measurements, detecting malfunctions, troubleshooting, performing root-cause analysis, adjusting and programming controls, replacing worn tools, and following quality assurance procedures
• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
• Maintain equipment through preventive maintenance, following manufacturer's instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs (Total Productive Maintenance)
• Maintain continuity across work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and ongoing needs (non-conformities)
• Interface with Engineering, Programming, Materials, and Quality teams as needed
• Document actions by completing production and quality logs in Plex (ERP)
• Update job knowledge through ongoing educational opportunities
• Support organizational goals by taking ownership of new tasks and finding opportunities to add value

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent, plus at least 5 years of CNC machining experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 2 years of Mastercam experience
• Minimum 5 years of machining experience across multiple 5-Axis machining applications (Zimmermann, Apec, FPT, Mecof)
• General knowledge of QMS (ISO9001/AS9100)
• General knowledge of 5S practices
• General knowledge of basic fixturing
• Strong conceptual, technical, and functional skills including process improvement, verbal communication, controls and instrumentation, supply management, tooling, time management, coordination, inventory control, attention to detail, and judgment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide across all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Must undergo and meet company standards for background check, employment verification, reference checks, and controlled substance testing
• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Heidenhain and Fidia controls
• Crane experience
• Knowledge of AS9100 and IS14001
• Environmental management knowledge

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to work with advanced 5-Axis CNC technology and interface across Engineering, Programming, Materials, and Quality functions in a role central to precision manufacturing operations.