Production Set-up Machinist

If you have any questions, please contact Madyson at mscrivener@siouxmanufacturing.com

Position Summary

The Production Set-up Machinist works under guidance from their Engineering Manager and the Machinist/Engineering Technician to perform machine set-ups, train machine operators, direct the production of machining operations, and provide machine shop support to all departments of SMC.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide supervision, direction, and assistance to the staff in the machining area to meet customer delivery schedules 
• Assist with developing and writing programming for CNC machines to produce parts to drawing requirements using available equipment.
• Evaluate current procedures, tooling, and programming to maximize efficiencies and minimize scrap within the machining areas.
• Perform start-up and shutdown of equipment consistent with company safety procedures and OSHA requirements.
• Use full range of precision measuring and gauging tools to perform inspection before start of job and during operation to ensure conformance with drawing or specification requirements.
• Determine appropriate tooling requirements to be used for specific jobs.
• Load tooling at the start of a job, evaluate efficiency of tooling and make changes as needed.
• Inspect tools to ensure they are in optimum condition and change dull or broken tools as necessary.
• Operate a variety of metal working machines to produce parts to meet drawing and specification requirements.
• Determine if machines are operating correctly.
• Provide training for the staff in the machine area.
• Assist with and create programming to properly inspect parts with the CMM machine.

Additional Responsibilities 

• Collaborate with other staff such as Engineers, Technicians, Quality Assurance and Maintenance on equipment and tooling calibration, rebuilding and repair.
• Provide engineering support and assist in training to other departments.
• Clean up machine tool operation scrap and discard appropriately.
• Assist in the evaluation of employee performance regarding CNC work training progress.
• Ensure a clean and safe working area.
• Help maintain CNC machines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Position Requirements

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and their applications.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production or precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Ability to adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle quickly and repeatedly to exact positions.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Computer Skills

• Basic computer knowledge required (i.e., email and word processing experience).
• Experience using PC workstations, Individual email accounts, and mobile applications for communication and business operations.
• Working knowledge of common software applications (word processing, spreadsheet, database).
• Cloud-based & communication (Microsoft Teams, Skype, Zoom, Outlook).
• Knowledge of drafting / CNC programming software applications.

Education and/or Experience

Required: Associate's degree in manufacturing/ technical programming; OR completion of a full apprenticeship program

Preferred: At least one year of experience as a fully qualified machinist