Description:
Rosco Manufacturing is seeking an experienced Senior CNC Engineer with deep expertise in programming and optimizing CNC lathes. This role is ideal for a hands-on manufacturing professional who can develop reliable machining processes, solve complex production challenges, and help improve quality, efficiency, and throughput.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and optimize CNC lathe programs for new and existing components.
- Program complex turning operations, including multi-axis and live-tool machining where applicable.
- Select tooling, work holding, cutting parameters, and machining strategies.
- Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and customer requirements.
- Lead new-part setup, prove-out, first-piece inspection, and production launch.
- Troubleshoot programming, tooling, setup, cycle-time, and quality issues.
- Improve cycle times, tool life, process capability, and overall equipment effectiveness.
- Create and maintain setup sheets, tooling lists, work instructions, and program documentation.
- Collaborate with engineering, quality, maintenance, and production teams.
- Mentor CNC programmers, machinists, and setup personnel.
- Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions for machining-related defects.
- Promote safe work practices and compliance with company quality standards.
What Rosco Manufacturing Offers
- A senior-level role with meaningful ownership of CNC processes.
- Challenging precision-machining projects.
- Opportunities to lead process improvements and mentor team members.
- A collaborative, hands-on manufacturing environment.
- Competitive compensation and benefits based on experience.
Requirements:
- Minimum five years of CNC programming and manufacturing engineering experience, with significant emphasis on CNC lathes.
- Advanced knowledge of turning operations, tooling, speeds and feeds, work holding, and process development.
- Proven ability to program CNC lathes from engineering drawings and solid models.
- Experience with CAD/CAM software and manual G-code programming.
- Strong understanding of GD&T, blueprint reading, and precision measurement.
- Experience troubleshooting difficult machining and production problems.
- Ability to independently manage projects from concept through production.
- Strong communication, documentation, and team leadership skills.
- Experience with Swiss-style, multi-axis, dual-spindle, or live-tool lathes is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement methods is preferred.
Apply
Qualified candidates should submit a resume highlighting their CNC lathe programming experience, machine and control expertise, CAD/CAM proficiency, and examples of measurable process improvements.
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