CNC Milling and Tooling Specialist

    Highlights

    Between cycles, you swap jigs and raw materials, help a teammate optimize a router program, and finish with routine machine care to keep everything running at peak performance. Working with minimal supervision, you program and run jobs to fabricate molds and tooling, verify tolerances with precision instruments, and keep production on pace.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWest Des Moines, IA

    Description

    Join a Leader in Precision Components

    Step into a well-established, growing manufacturing team known for high-performance components used across small engine and recreational equipment markets. With a focus on dependable replacement parts in specialized niches, the company continues to scale its operations—and your expertise can help drive that momentum.

    A Day in the Life

    You arrive, review the day’s blueprint packages, and plan your setups for both CNC Horizontal and Vertical Mills. Working with minimal supervision, you program and run jobs to fabricate molds and tooling, verify tolerances with precision instruments, and keep production on pace. Between cycles, you swap jigs and raw materials, help a teammate optimize a router program, and finish with routine machine care to keep everything running at peak performance.

    What You’ll Do

    • Set up and operate CNC machinery, with emphasis on horizontal and vertical milling centers
    • Program and run equipment to fabricate molds and tooling with minimal supervision
    • Load and unload jigs and raw materials; operate CNC routers per provided instructions
    • Use gauges and precision measuring tools to confirm tight tolerance requirements
    • Interpret blueprints to determine specifications for high-precision parts
    • Select and utilize inserts, fixtures, and tooling appropriate to each job
    • Perform routine cleaning, maintenance, and general upkeep on CNC equipment
    • Assemble equipment/components using calipers, micrometers, and comparators
    • Support fellow CNC operators and cross-train on additional equipment
    • Meet production quotas while adhering to safety procedures and ISO quality standards
    • Perform other duties as assigned

    What You Bring

    • Reliable, strong work ethic and proven mechanical aptitude
    • Previous CNC machining experience is required
    • At least 5 years of CNC experience, emphasizing horizontal milling

    Schedule

    1st Shift – Monday through Friday

    Proficiency

    • CNC Machine Setup & Changeover

    Grow With Us

    Broaden your skill set by learning and supporting additional CNC equipment as our operation expands.

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