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CNC Operator II
Offering $1000 sign on bonus!
Location: Asheboro, NC
Shift:
- 6PM - 6AM
- (2-2-3 rotating schedule)
BENEFITS:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage starts on day one of employment.
- Paid time off (PTO) (accrual prorated based on employment start date) 4 floating holidays, and 7 company holidays per year, paid holidays; and employee wellness programs
- Up to 6% company match to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee discounts, parental leave, and other benefits
- Annual safety shoe stipend
At Kennametal, we value our employees and recognize the importance of offering comprehensive benefits that support their health, well-being and work-life balance.
Here’s what you can expect as part of our team – benefits designed to support you at every stage of life. That’s why we provide a 401(k) plan with 6% company matching to help you build your financial security, along with adoption assistance offering up to $5,000 in reimbursement for eligible expenses. We also support your growing families with four weeks parental leave for birth, adoption or foster placement.
Job Summary:
Operating an automated machine such as a CNC or other machine via either a single step or process that does not include a multi-step or multi- production process. Sets up complex, customized production equipment to manufacture company products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manufactures sufficient quantities of quality products at or below budgeted production costs in order to meet marketplace demand.
- Sets up equipment operation feed, speed and temperature Follows established procedures for operating various conventional and/or CNC (computerized numerical control) manufacturing equipment for tasks such as cutting, punching, forming, drilling, tapping, turning, milling and stamping to fabricate, form or shape manufactured parts, tools or parts assemblies from raw materials.
- Selects and measures raw materials and parts to specifications to prepare for production processing.
- Resolves issues related to the organization's production, machinery, processing and/or packaging operations.
- May include basic level programming
- Set up and operate, in an efficient timely manner, machine tools, such as mill-turns, mills, lathes, or grinders.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
- Work from and read blueprints as well as setting and checking work to various quality control gages.
- Move all materials, either physically or mechanically, necessary to complete assignments
- Perform inspection of machined products by selecting and setting up precision gaging to ensure external and internal quality specifications and requirements
- Set-up and perform a series of machining operations on all CNC machines.
- Select proper cutters, determine adjusts feeds and speeds as needed, and replace cutters when dull.
- May Operate two or more CNC machines simultaneously
- Responsibilities are within Manufacturing/Operations Function as a generalist or in a combination of Disciplines.
- Performs specialized technical tasks required to support operations (e.g., IT development, research support, skilled trade)
Education and Experience
- 1-2 years experience
- High School Degree
- Machine operation experience
- Requires vocational training or the equivalent experience and may require external certification but typically does not require a university degree
- Technical school certification or Apprenticeship program of completion prefered.
- Manufacturing experience of 1 - 3 years automated/CNC work experience required.
Basic Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Basic toubleshooting and decision making skills.
- Ability to modify G code programs.
- Ability to handle basic or standard CNC complexity.
- Has working knowledge and skills to perform a defined set of analytical/scientific methods or operational processes.
- Applies experience and skills to complete assigned work within own area of expertise.
- Works within standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods.
- Receive verbal and written information.
- Complete all necessary documentation, electronic data entries and communications accurately and timely.
- Understand written instructions and be willing and able to communicate those instructions to others.
- Read process instructions and drawings and recognize/attend to details.
- Adhere to and follow all company safety policies and procedures to assure commitment to 100% safe work environment.
- Support the Lean Enterprise initiatives and continuously strive to improve customer satisfaction through improved quality, reduction in waste and improved productivity. Intermediate knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) methods of dimensioning, as well as proper use and care of precision measurement tools. Knowledge of shop math, including geometry and conversions. Manufacturing and product knowledge .
- Proven troubleshooting, decision making skills and ability to work in a team based environment.
- Interpersonal skills with good communication working in team environment.
- Not much variability to day to day operation tasks
- Works with a moderate degree of supervision
About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency.
Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) 6% Match
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
