Precision CNC Mill & Lathe Setup Technician

Contract Industrial Tooling (CIT) • Full-time • Richmond, Indiana, United States • $17 - $19 / hour • 2w ago

Build precision. Shape performance.

As a Precision CNC Mill & Lathe Setup Technician, you will produce tight‑tolerance parts by planning, setting up, programming, and operating CNC equipment while upholding rigorous quality, safety, and documentation standards. You’ll also care for the machines and supplies that keep our shop running smoothly.

A day in the role

You start your shift by reviewing work orders, blueprints, and engineering drawings to plan machining operations. You program mills and lathes at the control—establishing zeros and references, setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches—calculating requirements using basic math, geometry, and trigonometry, and proving out part programs. You install and adjust three‑ and four‑jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers; indicate vises and tram heads; and load stock into the feed mechanism.

During production, you run turning, facing, drilling, grooving, and other cutting operations. You take precise measurements, watch for abnormalities, troubleshoot processes, adjust or reprogram controls, and sharpen or replace tooling. Throughout, you document production and quality results in logs, and you complete preventive maintenance per manufacturer instructions—troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs as needed—while keeping equipment and supplies organized.

How we work

Attendance: Show up on time, follow your schedule, be ready to work, remain on the job to complete assigned duties, and keep unscheduled absences to a minimum.
Quality: We believe in doing it right the first time to meet customer requirements.
Safety: Wear required PPE and follow all safety rules, procedures, and policies—always.
Accountability: Own the quantity and quality of your work and strive for excellence. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Job requirements

Follow procedures, work instructions, and operational processes.
Immediately contain and notify management of any nonconforming product.
Understand that non‑compliance can lead to increased customer rejections, internal scrap, shipment delays, personal injury, and environmental impact.

Qualifications

2+ years’ machine shop experience.
Clear verbal and written communication with coworkers.
Ability to manage several jobs at once and work independently with minimal supervision from start to finish.
Knowledge of metal fabrication processes; machining and tooling background; experience in a manufacturing environment.
Meticulous attention to detail; able to meet short timelines with speed and accuracy.
Strong planning, scheduling, coordination, and problem‑solving skills with an analytical mindset.

Working conditions

Manufacturing environment with regular exposure to loud noise, fumes/airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration.
Work with or around chemicals; hazards are defined in accessible Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
Moderate temperature changes over an eight‑hour shift.

Physical and vision demands: regular talking and hearing; frequent standing, walking, handling, reaching; ability to climb/balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently lift/move up to 25 lbs and occasionally up to 75 lbs; close and color vision with ability to adjust focus.