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CNC Machinist – Horizontal Milling Center – Boring Bar
| Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
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| Location | Greendale, WI, USA |
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| Salary | $29.67 – $37.09 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- One to three years of actual, hands on, CNC machining experience; demonstrate good skill and ability on the machines operated.
- Read and interpret part drawings and blueprints.
- Ability to use quality inspection gaging, indicating, and measuring techniques including verniers, calipers, and micrometers.
- Know basic machine shop math, including high school trigonometry.
- Know basic machine shop practices.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of machining terminology and procedures.
- Demonstrate a safe work history.
Responsibilities
- Set up and operate CNC controlled horizontal milling center and horizontal boring bar to machine large steel structures, forgings, castings, weldments, and plates.
- Review manufacturing documents for operation sequence, setup and work holding information.
- Identify work piece and assist in loading on machine.
- Set up and align part using blocks, shims, parallels, wedges, clamps, etc.
- Assemble proper cutting tools for operation using tool holder, chucks, collets, drills, taps, reamers, mills, facing, and boring tools, etc. Index cutting inserts as required.
- Load CNC program and perform a trial run to check program accuracy when needed.
- Use process instructions and G & M code program to operate CNC milling and boring machine.
- Adjust or select machine parameters such as feed rate, speed, and offset values where required.
- Perform very close tolerance machining operations such as facing, boring, counter boring, drilling, tapping, etc. on large structural weldments, castings and forgings.
- Perform in process inspection of machined parts as required to maintain quality requirements.
- Make appropriate program changes and edits where required. May on occasion need to operate machine manually, without program.
- Assist in unloading and remove processed parts from machine.
- Clean up work piece removing burrs, chips, coolant, etc.
- Keep facilities, material, and work area clean and orderly.
- Conform to safety and inspection requirements and perform all the above operations in a safe and efficient manner.
Preferred Qualifications
- CNC milling and boring of steel and other metals experience preferred.
- Familiarity with Siemens and Fanuc controls and operator interface.
