CNC Operator (Computer Numeric Control Operator)

Job Classification: CNC Machinist --------------------- ---------------To perform these jobs successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**WORK ENVIRONMENT**:Work performed in a plant environment.Exposure to elements such as odor, noise, dust, heat, cold, chemical and other elements.Temperature of the work area may be affected by outside temperatures and machining.The employee works near moving mechanical parts and occasionally in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.While performing some duties, the employee may be exposed to vibration.The noise level in some work environment(s) is usually loud.The performance of these positions normally requires exposure to a typical manufacturing area, where under certain conditions, requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection.Industrial lighting provided.**LANGUAGE SKILLS:**Must have a good command of the English language, both written and spoken. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.**MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:**Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Use basic hand held measuring tools.Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.**REASONING ABILITY:**Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed and uninvolved written or oral instructions.**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:**The physical demands include the ability to walk; stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach, push, pull with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.The physical demands include the ability to lift overhead and lift or move up to 50 pounds and the ability to sit or stand up to twelve (12) hours a day, six (6) days a week, in addition to lifting parts, and tooling.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSA machinistmust be able to make, assemble, repair and operate metal working machinery.A machinist must have the ability to operate computer numerical control machines to fabricate parts. Loads parts in machine, cycles machine, detects malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools. Run production lots, communicate with co-workers regarding productions runs, and maintains safe, organized and clean work environment.**RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:**1.Perform typical machine shop operations.2.Detect and report defective materials or questionable conditions to management or designee.3.Maintain work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follows prescribed safety procedures.4.Must be able to perform, but not limited to, the following tasks: milling, turning, drilling, tapping, de-burring, sawing and sanding.5.Perform inspection of machined products (including documentation of results).6.Complete and maintain paperwork for parts.7.Assist in other work areas, including but not imited to, perform fabrication, lay-up, infiltration, furnace operation and sand blasting.8.Perform all other duties, as assigned.