What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNC Machinist -- 1st Shift VTL position at Curtiss-Wright Corporation?
The Opportunity | CNC Machinist
1st Shift – 7:00am to 3:30 pm
Your primary function as a VTL Machinist will be to set up and operate CNC VTL machines. To produce (and repair) a variety of large complex parts and assemblies ensuring dimensional accuracy by following blueprints and quality standards. Large part machining of components up to 78 inches in diameter.
Key Responsibilities
Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
1st Shift – 7:00am to 3:30 pm
Your primary function as a VTL Machinist will be to set up and operate CNC VTL machines. To produce (and repair) a variety of large complex parts and assemblies ensuring dimensional accuracy by following blueprints and quality standards. Large part machining of components up to 78 inches in diameter.
Key Responsibilities
- Set up and operate VTL (Vertical Turning Lathe) CNC machines
- Machine set up: Studying blueprints and work instructions to set up VTL machines with the correct tooling, fixturing, and cutting parameters for the specific part. Ability to indicate parts or fixtures for set up
- Quality inspection: Regularly checking machined parts using precision measuring tools like calipers, micrometers, dial indicators and other types of gauges to ensure they meet dimensional tolerances.
- Follow established operational procedures to perform all machining functions such as turn, mill, bore, groove, chamfer, profile, taper, tap, etc. Maintain drawing requirements including length, diameters, perpendicularity, parallelism, concentricity, etc.
- Operate bridge cranes, fork trucks, hand trucks, etc. for material handling, and computers and Manufacturing Systems.
- High School graduate
- Completion of a four-year machinist apprenticeship or equivalent is an asset.
- Minimum of 8 years of CNC machining experience
- Minimum of 1 year experience setting up & operating vertical turning lathes (VTLs)
- Knowledge of cutting tools and machining techniques
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings
- Ability to maintain high quality standard and tight tolerances within .001 of an inch
- Strong understanding of CNC machining principles and programming
- Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Ability to troubleshoot by identifying and resolving machining issues, such as tooling issues, incorrect program settings or machine malfunctions.
- Attention to detail: High level of accuracy and consistency in machining
- Mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills
- Ability effectively communicates with others
- Lifting objects weighing 50 pounds to waist height and transporting a distance of 10 feet.
- Must be a sole US citizen and able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.
- Must be a sole US citizen and able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance
Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
