CNC Machinist

CNC Machinist

Santa Ana,CA, US

Experience: Mid Level

Salary: $35 - $40 per hour

• Set up and operate vertical and horizontal CNC machines with no supervision, applying machine shop theory and procedures to produce aerospace parts that meet blueprint and customer requirements.
• Perform accurate, timely setups using manufacturing setup books, shop aids, and customer data - without costly mistakes.
• Read programs and make manual edits to optimize performance (feeds, speeds, wasted air time), and update all edits in setup books before uploading to completed jobs.
• Work with program engineers to improve machining methods and recognize nonconforming programs before running first article parts.
• Apply expert knowledge of holding fixtures, cutting tools, cutter compensation, G codes, and M codes.
• Document revisions, part rollovers, and critical setup information in setup books to reduce future setup time.

• Expert blueprint reading and shop math; strong command of G/M codes, cutter compensation, and feeds/speeds optimization
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Machinist II through Machinist III / Lead considered depending on experience
• Experience in any of the following areas welcomed:
  • Life-limited or flight-critical aerospace parts
  • Rotorcraft main rotor / power transmission components
  • Landing gear, airframe structures, or composites
  • First article / nonconforming program review

We are a Tier 1 aerospace and defense supplier producing highly engineered, flight-critical components and complex assemblies for military and space programs worldwide. Our work spans extendable refueling probes, landing gear, airframe structures and composites, proprietary tanks for fixed-wing and space applications, and main rotor and power transmission systems for rotorcraft. Specializing in life-limited parts, we are widely recognized as a premier machining source for programs that have flown on our customers' platforms for decades.

• Medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k)
• Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Flight-critical, life-limited work: your setups go onto real defense and space platforms, not commodity parts
• Direct collaboration with program engineers to improve machining methods and procedures

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