CNC Machinist - First Shift

Job Description

Since 1957, LPI Corporation has manufactured products for jet engines, aircraft components, and other aerospace & defense applications. Our reputation for quality, service, and dependability has permitted us to serve many of the world's leading aerospace & defense original equipment manufacturers.

Shift Hours: 7AM - 3:30PM

The CNC Machinist assembles, repairs and fabricates metal parts by operating mechanical equipment (CNC Mills & Lathes). The CNC Machinist will interpret drawing and read operation sheets for material and dimensional requirements.

Responsibilities - CNC Machinist:

• Measure dimensions of finished work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications
• Mount, install, align and secure tools, attachments, fixtures and workpieces on machines
• Lift workpieces to machines manually, or with hoists or crane
• Work with Engineering to optimize programs
• Adjust machine feed and speed or adjust machine controls when automatic programming is faulty or if machines malfunction

Requirements

Education - CNC Machinist:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required

Experience - CNC Machinist:

• At least 2 years of applicable machine shop experience

Skills - CNC Machinist:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Knowledge of machining practices and techniques, basic mechanical principles and shop mathematics, setups, tooling applications, operating methods and machine ability of materials
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to read CNC machine code (G-code)
• Ability to use computer workstation
• Ability to use basic shop math
• Ability to solve practical problems

Other - CNC Machinist:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, squat and use hands
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job