Position Title: CNC Set-Up Technician
Salary: $41,600-$62,400 per year
Shift: 1st
Hours: 6:30am-3:00pm
QPS Employment Group has a great CNC Set-Up Technician opportunity at a company in Rockford, IL. This is a 1st shift position with the opportunity for hire.
CNC Set-Up Technician Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Follow existing documented policies and procedures as designated by the company’s Quality System and create/document new policies and procedures to continuously improve setups, programs, and overall manufacturing.
- Participate in and sustain lean manufacturing and 5S activities and improvements.
- Provide and document continuous improvement techniques on lowering set up times, improving manufacturing production rates, machining methods, quality, and safety requirements.
- Develop, prepare, optimize, and maintain CNC programs, part fixturing, tooling development, and set-up procedures.
- Maintains documentation for process equipment “Lathe/Mills Facilities” such as setup sheets, monitoring sheets, etc.
- Work with Production Management to schedule back-up operators to run production in your assigned facility to cover for open positions, absences and or vacations.
- Train operators/tenders on the RBS processes, procedures and parts that are run on the facilities in your assigned area to ensure facility on time delivery metric is met.
- Work with additional Setup Technicians as needed to lower set up times.
- Work with Process Technician to write and or update CNC programs as needed and control use of CNC programs to assure only approved programs are being used by operators/tenders.
- Perform set ups for the production operator/tender at the CNC facilities in your assigned area.
- Perform set ups as needed on the manual lathes/mills for production operator/tenders.
- Perform first piece inspection, complete all quality and production paperwork needed for the first piece inspection and any subsequent machine adjustment inspections as needed and to monitor that all follow up in-process inspections are being performed by the tender.
- Oversee scrap process for assigned facility to assure process is being followed and proper documentation is being filled out completely.
- Assure daily preventative maintenance is performed on facilities in assigned area.
- Perform basic machine maintenance and assist the maintenance team when needed to reduce machine downtime.
- Meet or improve production standards.
- Report production time accurately and timely.
- Maintain quality standards.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Follow safety rules.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
CNC Set-Up Technician Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent education required.
- Associate Degree or equivalent technical degree preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience in CNC turning and machining centers.
- 1-3 years of experience in G & M code and parametric programming.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprint drawings.
- Ability to read micrometers, calipers, and other precision measuring tools.
- Familiar with CMM.
- Strong math skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instruction.
- Basic knowledge of quality control requirements.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
- Quality focused.
- Detail oriented.
david.franz@qpsemployment.com
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