Sr. CNC Machinist

Job Details

Job Location:

4100 S GRANT ST - WASHOUGAL, WA 98671

Salary Range: $34.63 - $38.48 Hourly

Job Title:

Sr. CNC Machinist | Department:
Manufacturing |

Reports to:

Production Manager | FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

At United Precision Corporation (UPC), we are dedicated to fostering an environment in which all team members can perform to the best of their abilities and realize their true potential. Every team member plays an important role in our operations, and we value the abilities, experience, and background they bring to the UPC table. We recognize that it is only through our team members who provide services that our customers rely upon that we can continuously improve, grow, and create new opportunities in the years to come.

The Senior CNC Machinist serves as a highly skilled journeyman-level machinist responsible for independently setting up, operating, troubleshooting, and optimizing CNC lathes and mills. This role serves as a technical leader within the manufacturing organization and provides mentorship to machinists at all levels while ensuring production goals, quality requirements, and customer expectations are achieved.

• Independently perform complete setups on CNC lathes, mills, and multi-axis machining centers
• Read and interpret complex engineering drawings, specifications, and process documentation
• Apply GD&T principles to determine setup strategy, inspection requirements, and process capability
• Select tooling, work holding, and machining strategies for efficient production
• Troubleshoot machines, tooling, programming, and quality issues
• Optimize machining processes for cycle time, tool life, and quality performance
• Perform first article inspections and support process validations
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Production teams
• Mentor and train Machinist I, II, and III personnel
• Lead setting up reduction and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support new product launches and prototype work
• Assist with processing documentation and standard work development
• Maintain strict compliance with quality standards, customer requirements, and material traceability
• Serve as a technical resource during production challenges and escalations
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED
• 8 or more years’ relevant CNC machining experience
• Extensive experience setting up and operating CNC lathes and mills
• Advanced blueprint reading skills
• Strong GD&T knowledge and application
• Expert use of precision measuring instruments
• Ability to independently troubleshoot machining and quality issues

• Journeyman Machinist certification
• Technical degree in Machining Technology
• Aerospace and/or defense manufacturing experience
• Experience with multi-axis machining centers
• Experience with probing systems and advanced inspection techniquesCAM software exposure
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement training

• Communication Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Optimization
• Quality Excellence
• Continuous Improvement
• Product Knowledge
• Technical Expertise

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable team members with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:

• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, climbing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching, etc.
• Ability to safely operate equipment
• May be exposed to variable noise levels, fumes, hazardous chemicals, or airborne particles
• Excellent manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination. Vision requirements include color vision and depth perception
• Must be able to operate manufacturing and engineering machinery such as lapping, CNC lathe, and milling machines, etc.
• Occasionally positions self to maintain manufacturing and engineering machinery, including under work stations.
• frequently moves raw and treated materials weighing up to 50 pounds across the warehouse for various purposes, as needed.