CNC Set Up Technician - 1st Shift

Job Description

Location: Milford, CT

Work Setting: 100% onsite in a precision CNC manufacturing environment

Shift: 1st Shift, Monday–Friday; most work is performed approximately 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with some schedule flexibility available

Compensation: $32–$40/hour, based on experience, technical capability, and setup expertise

Overtime: Available, generally on a voluntary basis

Benefits: Medical benefits, company-matching 401(k), paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid sick days. Benefits generally begin after 30 days.

Position Summary

A well-established precision CNC manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Senior CNC Set Up Technician – Mill or Lathe to join its team in Milford, CT.

This is a hands-on machining position for an experienced CNC professional with strong setup, programming, and troubleshooting capabilities. Candidates may bring their strongest experience from either CNC milling or CNC turning/lathe operations. Experience across both is a plus but is not required.

Depending on your background, you'll set up and operate 2-axis and 3-axis CNC horizontal lathes and/or 3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis vertical CNC mills used to manufacture high-precision components for aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and other advanced manufacturing applications.

The ideal candidate can independently take ownership of jobs from setup through production, work with Fanuc controls, write or edit G-code, read complex blueprints, troubleshoot machining and tooling issues, and verify that finished parts meet tight dimensional requirements.

This is not a button-pusher or basic machine operator position. We're looking for an experienced setup machinist who understands the machining process and can make the adjustments necessary to produce quality parts efficiently.

More experienced candidates will also have the opportunity to serve as a technical resource to other machinists, helping troubleshoot difficult setups and improve shop-floor execution while remaining actively involved with the machines.

What You'll Do

• Independently set up and operate CNC milling and/or turning equipment based on your area of expertise

• Set up and operate 2-axis and 3-axis CNC horizontal lathes and/or 3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis vertical CNC milling machines

• Write, edit, and adjust CNC programs using G-code

• Set up jobs, tooling, fixtures, and machines for precision component production

• Work with Fanuc controls and other CNC control environments

• Program and work with positional indexers when supporting CNC milling operations

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and manufacturing documentation

• Use micrometers, calipers, gages, and other precision measuring instruments

• Verify first-piece and ongoing production dimensions to ensure parts meet specifications

• Troubleshoot setup, programming, tooling, machining, and production issues

• Make appropriate adjustments to improve machining accuracy, consistency, and efficiency

• Work closely with manufacturing engineering, quality, planning, and other shop personnel

• Help troubleshoot difficult machining and setup challenges

• Maintain high standards for accuracy, precision, workmanship, and quality

• Support quality requirements associated with aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and other precision-manufacturing applications

• For more experienced machinists, serve as a positive technical resource and example for less-experienced members of the machining team

What You Bring

• Minimum of approximately 3–5 years of hands-on CNC machining and setup experience

• Strong experience independently setting up CNC mills and/or CNC lathes

• Experience with 2-axis or 3-axis CNC horizontal lathes and/or 3-axis, 4-axis, or 5-axis vertical CNC mills

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