CNC Setup Machinist - Manufacturing

What you’ll do:

Eaton Aerospace Group is currently seeking a part-time CNC Setup Machinists to join our team. This position is based in our North Charleston, SC facility. The range for this role is $26.50 to 29 per hour. The North Charleston site is a 24-hour facility, exact shifts will be dependent upon new hire skill set, availability and business need. 

The setup machinist will lead the transition/changeover between production runs on various CNC machines such as mills and lathes then operate select machines through the remainder of the production run while ensuring quality parts from the work cell.

• Properly set tools in machine locations required for set-up & perform part changeover including program retrieval and input
• Establish work offsets (G54, G55, etc.) manually and utilizing probing technology
• Read, understand, and reset CNC machine program codes
• Calculate and input axis coordinates for CNC machines up to 3 axis’s or use spindle probe to determine work offsets
• Calculate and input axis coordinates X, Y and Z or use spindle probe to determine work offsets
• Utilize Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing results to make adjustments to work offsets

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of two (2) years’ experience operating CNC lathes and/or mills in a manufacturing or operations environment or equivalent education
• Must have one (1) years’ experience setting up CNC lathes and/or mills

• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.  This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of North Charleston, SC (50 miles) will be considered for this position.

• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C.  1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C.  1158.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical degree in manufacturing, machining, or related field
• Journeyman’s Toolmaker Certification
• Experience with CNC or conversational programming
• Experience operating a variety of manual machines (lathes, mills, jig bore, grinders etc.)
• Familiar with Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing techniques such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S, TPM, Error Proofing, Standardized Work, Set up Reduction, Continuous Flow, and Pull
• Experience in Troubleshooting Problems using quality tools such as statistics, 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone diagrams, etc.
• PC computer skills (Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, etc...) with ability to learn other programs
  
  

Position Criteria:

• Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours a week 
• Must be able to understand and interpret blueprints and sketches including proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Must be able to perform basic shop math.
• Must have demonstrated mechanical aptitude.