CNC Set-up Machinist – 1st Shift

HYDAC is a family-owned and operated business with a vibrant and rewarding working environment for our employees across the country. Our goal is to provide quality products, components and services that meet our customer expectations while being committed to the protection and preservation of our environment. HYDAC’s passionate team designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of innovative and reliable solutions optimized any demand our customers require.

The CNC Set-up Machinist - 1st shift is responsible for the programming and set-up on both 5 and 6-axis milling and lathe machines. The Set-up Machinist requires the use of computer numerically controlled or CNC programs to be used for automating machinists’ tools by using computer generated electronic data.

You will make an impact in this role by:

• A CNC Set-up Machinist must be very adept with the usage of various software like CAD or CAM.
• Needs a strategic mind to decide the best possible sequence of workflow to produce a particular product. Must think quickly and have good problem-solving skills.
• Must be motivational and know how to set goals and priorities.
• A CNC Set-Up Machinist has a very varied job profile. Must write CNC programs and necessary documents, or modify existing programs, that help to set up the machines.
• Must study the drawings of different components that must be manufactured. Then must decide the different tools and operations and the sequence in which they must be carried out, in a manner that utilizes efficient usage of resources.
• Required to estimate the time needed to finish the job.
• Reviews three-dimensional CAD blueprints and then translates them onto CAM. May even run a simulation before the process begins.
• First ask for a sample; if it is satisfactory, order mass production of the product.
• After programming, must run a quality check and see that products are being manufactured smoothly and efficiently.
• Must coordinate with the different departments like Production, Engineering, and Quality to make sure that the procedure happens smoothly.