What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNC Production Technician position at Craft Pattern and Mold?
Job Description:
The Prototype CNC Machinist is responsible for engineering, manufacturing, and fabricating new parts, retrofitting and repairing parts per prints or samples, in order to create a product according to customer specifications.
Main Responsibilities:
- Engineer the appropriate machining process using experience, guidance from the project manager/department lead, and company-established procedures and 'best practices'.
- Program, set up, and machine parts from billet and plate materials.
- Establish design competency with Mastercam software.
- Design & build machining fixtures via CAD for the secondary machining of castings or billet/raw stock materials as necessary.
- Program machining parts (via CAM).
- Set-up tooling and CNC machines for secondary machining operations on prototype castings and billet/raw stock material.
- Run set-up parts through each operation and work with quality to gain buyoff at each phase.
- Run the balance of parts on order through the machining operations.
- Deburring, cleaning, and packaging of parts for shipment.
- Teardown of tooling and fixtures and cleaning of the mills.
- Assist in machining of production tooling components as necessary.
Other Job Duties:
- Ensure jobs are completed efficiently and in a timely manner, consistent with the quoted hours and materials for the job. Communicate delivery updates and potential delays with the Project Manager including if a job will run over or cannot be completed within the time allotted.
- Meet frequently (at least biweekly) with department lead to address any concerns and/or pass on concerns to management. This may include: machine availability, material resources, tools or tooling, quality, design, work flow, and man power needs and availability.
- Actively participate in the material management system. (Kan-ban cards)
- Work with quality to ensure job requirements are met.
- Ensure clean & safe workplace.
- Other jobs and duties as assigned by supervisors or management.
- Adhere to the rules and conventions established by the Machining Work Instruction.
