Position Description

Coordinate Measuring Machine Programmer

Company Overview:

DESTACO, a Stabilus Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, workholding, and remote handling solutions. The company serves customers in variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors.

Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world. The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports.

DESTACO is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and operates globally through ~700 employees across 11 locations.

With nearly 90 years of demonstrated expertise, The Stabilus Group is one of the world's leading providers of motion control solutions for customers across a broad spectrum of industries.

Stabilus, approaching 1.5B EUR in revenue, is headquartered in Koblenz, Germany and employs more than 7,000 team members across 34 locations in 18 countries.

Stabilus SE is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the MDAX index. www.stabilus.com

Position Summary

First Shift - M – F with some flexibility to scheduled start/end times.

Work Location – Wheeling, IL

This is a high mix, low volume environment. The focus is high quality premium products, and compliance to written standards.

The role reports to the Quality Manager. The CMM Programmer is part of a workgroup that will include other inspections that will be centric around the quality lab. The CMM Programmer will be the team’s leader in knowledge and understanding of inspection methods and equipment.

The CMM Programmer is responsible for creating CMM inspection programs on 2 new Mitutoyo CMMs that use MCOSMOS software and performing visual and dimensional inspections and reporting the results of the inspections, for the following:

• Piece Inspection Reports
• inspection
• Inspection
• Article Reports

Key Job Functions included but not limited to:

• of Mitutoyo CMMs using MCOSMOS software and Renishaw touch and scanning probes
• Inspection: Process receiving inspection using dimensional and visual techniques
• Inspection: Complete first piece inspections
• Shop Support: Support shop personnel as requested with inspection activities.
• Communication: Communicate to others within the company using verbal and written communications.
• Quality Improvement: Work with Destaco machinists, assemblers, and vendors to improve product quality.
• Cleanliness: Maintain cleanliness of work areas

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

High energy, strong interpersonal skills, prefers to work in team environment

Flexible, learns quickly, willing to change directions according to daily workload

Ability to organize workload and handle special projects

Ability to work collaboratively and maintain positive relationships with colleagues

Excellent communicator including verbal, and written skills in English

Familiarity with Quality Management Systems

Requirements:

Strong knowledge of CMM programming for manufacturing environment and tight-tolerance machined parts.

Familiar with manufacturing operations, processes and procedures

Demonstrated ability to read and interpret drawings

Strong knowledge of (GD&T)

Strong Knowledge of measuring instruments (caliper, micrometer, bore gages, etc.)

Ability to lift up to 40 lbs

Computer literacy – Microsoft Office Suite

Experience:

Previous CMM programming experience, training on MCOSMOS will be provided if needed.

Previous parts inspection experience

At least two years of experience working in a manufacturing environment required.

Education and Certification Qualifications

High School Degree or higher

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Working Environment

Standing, sitting, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting.

Air controlled environment.

Safety glasses and steel toe footwear required.