Master Machinist

Master Machinist Job Highlights

Company Profile

ANCORP is a manufacturer of high and ultra-high vacuum components. The company offers an extensive line of vacuum hardware, valves, chambers, and custom fabrications to researchers, OEMs, and industrial users around the world.

Job Profile

The company is searching for a Master Machinist who will operate all types of manufacturing machines to fabricate parts to a high precision or tolerance.

Loads parts in the machine; cycles the machine and detects malfunctions in machine operations, such as worn or damaged cutting tools.

Runs prototype, single part, and production lots; communicates with teammates regarding runs, and maintains a safe, organized, and clean work environment.

Educational Qualification

• High School Diploma or GED
• Technical School Graduate with a concentration in CNC Mill and Lathe operations
• Industry recognized certification

Work Experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience
• Prefer operating 5-axis CNC, lathe and mill, machining stainless steel
• CAM system experience (required)
• FeatureCAM (preferred)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Calculate machine speed and feed ratios, and the size and position of cuts.
• Communicate with appropriate persons immediately upon discovery of potential problems and work to solve problems promptly and logically.
• Develop CNC programs for part and component manufacturing.
• Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling, and threading operations; taking measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes
• Measure and perform inspection on parts to verify accurate CNC programs.
• 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).
• Proficient in operating manual mill and lathes
• Program control instructions and dimensions into machine control units to start operation.
• 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.
• Troubleshoot CNC programs, machine malfunctions, and error messages.
• Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run parts, and sample workpieces; adhering to international standards.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Able to follow verbal and written instructions
• Able to read blueprints.
• Able to read, write, and have a working knowledge of English
• Attention to Detail
• Conceptual skills
• Coordination
• Functional and Technical skills
• Must understand shop math/algebra/trigonometry
• Process Improvement
• Proficient in the use of micrometers, indicators, and calipers.
• Team Player
• The ability to set up and run a limited number of shop machines
• Tooling
• Verbal Communication

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Others

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive Pay
• Employee Assistance
• Employee Rewards
• Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Matching

Employer’s Statement

ANCORP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.