CNC Operator

CNC Operator 1

Full Time Manual Labor Loves Park, IL, US

Salary Range: $19.50 To $22.50 Annually

Job Description:

If you like learning about and using the latest gadgets, can work safely and efficiently as part of a team and are looking for an opportunity to grow, turn that passion into a career as a Fisher Barton Machine Operator. CNC Operators operate, set up, adjust, program, and troubleshoot CNC machines and tooling in a fast-paced environment, ensuring machines run smoothly, work at capacity without issue, and are appropriately maintained.

Fisher Barton values our 3C’s Culture, working every day to execute Customer Excellence, A Culture of Fairness, and Community Involvement.

• Adhere to Fisher Barton Safety and Quality procedures and regulations and business code of ethics
• Produce product by following work instructions
• Gauge parts and read blueprints
• Recognize when an insert/product goes out of tolerance, stop process, and seek assistance
• Follow check sheets and use measurement instruments to verify parts are manufactured to customer specifications
• Maintain housekeeping and 5S in the work area
• Collect and remove recyclable chips and shavings and transport to reclaiming area
• Maintain all documentation as required

• Machine parts to print
• Change inserts
• Load feed mechanism and change inserts when necessary
• Cross train other team members on CNC machine operations
• Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance, following manufacturer's operating instructions, and maintaining gears with way lube
• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and escalating issue as needed
• Maintain all documentation as required

• Set up (including 3 part run off), operate, change fixtures on CNC VMs and other equipment
• Monitor and control machine, tooling, and/or programming to ensure parts meet customer requirements
• Follow check sheets and use measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and others to measure part features, and to check and/or inspect machining operations and finished product quality
• Maintain tooling inventories
• Maintain all documentation as required

• Set up (including 3 part run off), operate, change fixtures on CNC VMs and other equipment in a manner which minimizes downtime
• Work with Engineering to program CNC machines
• Monitor and control machine, tooling, and/or programming to ensure parts meet customer requirements
• Maintain all documentation as required

• Basic Math skills
• Basic computer skills

• 1 Year of Previous CNC Operator experience or successful performance as a Fisher Barton CNC Operator Level 1
• Able to use measurement instruments such as caliper, height gage, micrometer

• 2 years CNC Setup Machining experience or successful performance as a Fisher Barton CNC Operator Level 2
• Experience training or cross‑training operators

• 4 years CNC Setup Machining experience or successful performance as a Fisher Barton CNC Operator Level 3
• Tool replacement and pick up
• CNC program modifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 1+ years of Manufacturing experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 2+ years of CNC experience
• Experience with trouble‑shooting machines
• Experience using special micrometers and gauges

• 4+ years of CNC Setup Machining experience with both short and long runs
• Lean Manufacturing training

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of CNC Setup Machining experience with both short and long runs
• Lean Manufacturing training

• Ability to stand 8-12 hours a day
• Ability to sit, stand, squat and bend
• Reach overhead with one or both arms
• Repetitive movement of lifting and placing parts on machines / up to 15 pounds
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to occasionally push/pull up to 75 pounds

• Manufacturing:
  Loud (metal cans, manufacturing department, large earth‑moving equipment)
• Employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of environmental…