CNC Programmer
GPAC
Des Plaines, IL (In Person)
Full-Time
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Job Description
- Develop and refine CNC programs using TopSolid for 3 axis, 4 axis, and entry level 5 axis work
- Support mill turn and turn mill programming, including live tooling and secondary spindle work
- Select tooling, speeds, feeds, and cutting strategies with guidance
- Run simulations and support machine prove outs
- Support new part introduction from print review through first article approval
- Participate in prove outs and document what works and what fails
- Troubleshoot chatter, tool wear, surface finish issues, and dimensional variation
- Build setup sheets, tool lists, and repeatable process documentation
- Work directly with machinists during setup and early runs
- Improve program clarity and operator usability
- Turn tribal knowledge into standard processes
- Identify cycle time reduction opportunities
- Build reusable programming methods and templates
- Progress toward full process ownership What success looks like
- You become the person others go to for difficult machining problems
- Your programs run stable with fewer adjustments
- Your documentation improves repeatability and reduces errors
- You shorten cycle times without sacrificing quality Required experience
- 3 to 6 years of CNC programming or advanced setup in precision machining
- Working knowledge of TopSolid or similar CAM software
- Exposure to multi axis machining, 4 axis or indexed 5 axis
- Experience supporting machine prove outs
- Ability to read engineering drawings and apply GD and T P referred experience
- Mill turn or live tool lathe work
- Aerospace or tight tolerance components
- Strong interest in complex machining and skill growth
- Comfortable working on the shop floor Core skills
- CNC and CAM programming
- Multi axis machining, 4 axis and 5 axis
- Mill turn and live tooling
- Simulation and prove outs
- GD and T
- Process development and troubleshooting
- Engineering drawing interpretation
- Process documentation
- Continuous improvement
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