Job Description

Precision Manufacturing – Complex Parts – Growth Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled CNC Programmer/Machinist - Lathe who can own the process from print to finished part, solving complex machining challenges and producing high-precision components. 

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Shift Opportunities - Shift differential paid.

What you’ll do

• Program complex parts across multiple CNC lathes, including machines equipped with live tooling, for a wide variety of geometric configurations.

• Provide technical leadership to junior machinists, helping them troubleshoot and solve challenges within the lathe department.

• Review prints and models (2D drawings and 3D solid models) to define the most efficient machining strategy, including operation sequence.

• Select tooling intelligently for each job, taking into account proper speeds and feeds as well as machine capabilities and limitations.

• Partner with Quality and apply a strong working knowledge of GD&T to ensure parts meet all dimensional and tolerance requirements.

• Collaborate across teams by clearly communicating with engineering, quality, production, and other departments on a daily basis.

• Inspect your work using a variety of manual inspection tools to verify dimensions both at the machine and off the machining center.

It’s a plus if you have

• Experience with CAD/CAM tools such as SolidWorks and/or FeatureCAM.

• Hands-on background setting up and programming live-tooling lathes and Swiss-style lathes.

• Experience with CMM inspection, layout inspection, optical comparators, and strong metrology fundamentals.

• Comfort working in a low-volume, high-mix job-shop or similar manufacturing environment.

Why Join

• Work with advanced CNC equipment and challenging, geometrically complex parts.
• Join a collaborative environment that values craftsmanship and continuous improvement.
• Competitive pay and benefits with clear opportunities for skill and career growth.

Please submit a resume for consideration. Only those qualified applicants that provide a resume will be contacted. If you would like to learn more about Manufacturing, Production, or Operations opportunities, contact David McKnight with gpac at 608-514-9815.  Resumes can be confidentially sent to david.mcknight@gogpac.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.