Senior CNC Machinist Setter
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Dunedin, New Zealand · Full-Time · $38 - $45/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Kabayan, if you have spent years setting up CNC machines, here is a role that puts that experience to work. A precision manufacturer in Dunedin, New Zealand, is hiring Senior CNC Machinist Setters to join its team of about 30. The company makes small batches of many different components for industries such as aerospace and medical.
You would work on mill-turn, Swiss-type and multi-axis machines, cutting parts with complex shapes and strict tolerances. Getting it right every time matters here, so the employer is looking for someone careful, self-motivated and comfortable working alone while sticking to proper processes. The positions are permanent and full-time, with day and night shifts.
The company holds Accredited Employer status for New Zealand's AEWV, and it says immigration support through sponsorship is a possibility for exceptional applicants who closely fit the skills, experience and attributes it wants.
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Key Responsibilities
- Handle the setup and running of complex CNC machining jobs with safety, efficiency and accuracy
- Study engineering drawings, process documents and job instructions before you start
- Pick the tooling, workholding and fixtures and set the parameters each job calls for
- Confirm first-off components and do in-process inspection using the proper measuring equipment
- Treat part quality as your own, matching drawing requirements, tolerances and customer expectations
- Follow machine performance and production flow closely so small issues never turn into bottlenecks
- Bring programming or process issues to the right people, understanding how offsets, tooling and parameters affect quality and productivity
- Look after several machines at a time and balance competing priorities
- Deburr and finish each part so it leaves your workstation ready for the customer
- Share your know-how by coaching and guiding less experienced teammates
- Team up with programmers, quality staff and production leaders on delivery commitments and on raising machining standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- Typically 10+ years' experience as a CNC Machinist, with complex setups and tight-tolerance jobs along the way
- Hands-on experience with one or more of: Swiss-type lathes, mill-turn machining centres, 5-axis machining centres or 3-axis machining centres
- Strong skill in reading and interpreting engineering drawings
- Advanced knowledge of machining processes, cutting strategies, workholding and tooling
- Proficiency with precision measuring equipment like height gauges, bore gauges, micrometers and calipers
- Experience deburring and finishing precision-machined components
- Self-motivated and able to work on your own while remaining a team player
- Strong problem-solving skills and a methodical approach when troubleshooting
- Excellent written and verbal English communication
- Advantageous: CMM experience on Micro-Vu and/or Hexagon; also an advantage: exposure to CNC programming or CAM systems such as TopSolid
- A relevant trade qualification is preferred
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