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Swiss setup/operator Engineer

Itasca, Illinois Permanent USD80,000 - USD100,000 per year View Job Description
This role is responsible for validating Swiss machining processes from prototype development through full-scale production, collaborating closely with Quality, Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to ensure safe, scalable, repeatable, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.
  • Competitive Base Salary up to $100k and 3+ Weeks PTO
  • Join an aggressively growing company with great advancement opportunities

About Our Client

My client operates in a highly advanced manufacturing environment that utilizes precision machining technologies to produce complex metal components with exceptionally tight tolerances. These systems integrate automated, CNC-driven processes and specialized machining methods commonly found in the medical device, aerospace, electronics, and other high-precision industries. This role works closely with Process Development, Tooling, and Quality teams to ensure consistent, repeatable, and accurate production performance.

Job Description

    • Machine setup, operation, and startup, restarting the machine, adjusts tooling to maintain proper sizes, replaces broken or worn tooling.
    • Verify conformance of work piece to specifications, using measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and go-no-go gauges.
    • Secures all tooling and instruments required; Positions and secures work piece in holding device, machine table, chuck, centers, or fixtures.
    • Understand how to adjust work offsets and part zero.
    • Understand how to adjust the speed and feed of the machine according to different part specifications.
    • Observes daily preventative machine maintenance: proper coolant levels, filters, fan operation, cleans machines, etc.
    • Responsible for loading tools, setting tool Diameters so that cutter radius compensation may be used.
    • Understand how to install Work holding.
    • Additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor may include department transfers to meet production needs.



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The Successful Applicant

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of 4+ years' experience in a CNC related field - set up experience preferred.
  • Experience in multi spindle lathes with live tools set up.
  • Ability to quickly use the control panel to do offsets and edits on 2-3 of the FMS machinery.
  • Tolerance: Ability to machine parts to +/- 0.0005" for diameter and +/- 0.001" for length.
  • Ability to read and interpret GD&T blueprints to the needed specification in creating a part.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from $80,000 to $100,000 USD annually.
  • 3 weeks of PTO
  • 4.5% 401k Match, health, dental, vision, etc
  • Permanent, full-time employment
  • Opportunities to work with state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing tools.



Contact
Trevor Wojcik
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7082455

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Production, Manufacturing
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Where
Itasca
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Trevor Wojcik
Job Reference
JN-082026-7082455
 

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