Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. CNC VTL Machinist Full-Time High School Diploma or Equivalent Required 36 Months Experience Required Benefits Offered by Employer Employer will

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The CNC VTL Machinist is responsible for setting up, operating, adjusting, and inspecting work performed on CNC vertical turning lathes and related machine shop equipment in support of IAG Engine Center's aerospace engine and component repair operations. This position machines large, round, heavy, and precision components to approved technical data, process travelers, drawings, and quality requirements while maintaining safe work practices, accurate documentation, and consistent production flow.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following: Set up and operate CNC vertical turning lathes, vertical turret lathes, and related turning equipment to machine aircraft engine and component parts in accordance with approved work instructions, drawings, specifications, and process travelers. Read, interpret, and follow blueprints, technical drawings, repair instructions, travelers, operation sheets, tooling sheets, inspection requirements, and applicable customer or OEM specifications. Select, install, indicate, and verify proper tooling, jaws, chucks, fixtures, inserts, boring bars, tool holders, offsets, speeds, feeds, and machining sequences for assigned operations. Safely load, position, center, indicate, secure, and unload large, round, heavy, or irregular components using approved lifting devices, cranes, hoists, slings, clamps, fixtures, and rigging methods. Perform precision turning, facing, boring, grooving, profiling, drilling, tapping, threading, trepanning, chamfering, and related machining operations on aerospace components and repair parts. Establish part locations, centerlines, reference points, datum surfaces, machine coordinates, jaw pressure, and workholding conditions to maintain alignment, concentricity, flatness, runout, surface finish, and dimensional accuracy. Make machine adjustments, tool changes, wear offsets, work coordinate adjustments, and minor program edits as required and within authorized limits to maintain dimensional accuracy and surface finish requirements. Inspect first-piece, in-process, and completed work using precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, depth gauges, dial indicators, height gauges, gauge blocks, thread gauges, and other approved inspection equipment. Maintain tight tolerances, verify conformance to specifications, document inspection results when required, and promptly notify supervision or quality personnel of any nonconforming condition. Work with materials commonly used in aerospace and industrial repair environments, which may include steel, stainless steel, nickel alloys, Inconel, titanium, aluminum, castings, weld repairs, and coated or repaired components. Support production efficiency by reviewing job requirements, planning setups, identifying tooling or process concerns, and recommending practical improvements to reduce rework, downtime, and setup time. Perform routine machine care, housekeeping, lubrication checks, chuck and jaw condition checks, and basic preventive maintenance activities; report machine issues, tooling concerns, or unsafe conditions immediately. Maintain accurate labor, production, inspection, and job documentation in accordance with company procedures and quality system requirements. Coordinate with quality, engineering, planning, maintenance, and supervision to resolve machining questions, clarify technical requirements, and support on-time completion of work. Follow all safety, environmental, quality, tool control, foreign object damage prevention, and housekeeping requirements applicable to machine shop operations. Perform other machine shop, production support, and operational duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): High school diploma or GED equivalent required; technical school, machining certificate, apprenticeship, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred. Minimum of three years of machining experience preferred, including experience setting up and operating CNC vertical turning lathes, vertical turret lathes, large CNC lathes, mill-turn equipment, or similar machine tools. Aerospace, aviation MRO, engine component repair, precision manufacturing, heavy industrial machining, or regulated repair environment experience preferred. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, process travelers, operation sheets, inspection requirements, datum structures, tolerance callouts, thread callouts, and basic GD&T symbols. Working knowledge of CNC controls, G-code concepts, machine offsets, work coordinates, turning tools, boring bars, threading tools, grooving tools, chucks, jaws, fixturing, workholding, speeds, feeds, and machining fundamentals. Proficient with precision measuring tools, including micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, depth gauges, dial indicators, height gauges, gauge blocks, thread gauges, and related inspection equipment. Strong shop math skills, including decimals, fractions, geometry, trigonometry basics, tolerances, diameters, radii, bolt circles, coordinate locations, and use of calculators or conversion tools. Ability to safely rig, lift, position, indicate, and handle large or heavy components using cranes, hoists, slings, fixtures, clamps, chucks, jaws, and approved lifting practices. Ability to troubleshoot machining issues, identify tool wear, chatter, runout, workholding concerns, or surface finish problems, and communicate concerns clearly to supervision, quality, or engineering. Must be dependable, detail-oriented, safety-focused, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced machine shop environment. Ability to work overtime, alternate shifts, or flexible schedules as business needs require. Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

This position operates in an aviation MRO machine shop environment and requires regular work around CNC vertical turning lathes, rotating equipment, precision tooling, lifting devices, large components, coolants, chips, shop noise, and production activity. The CNC VTL Machinist must be able to follow safety requirements, maintain concentration around moving equipment, and work with changing production priorities while protecting personnel, product quality, and company assets. Work requires standing and walking for extended periods, bending, reaching, climbing machine platforms or steps, and using hands and vision to perform coordinated machining, setup, rigging, and inspection tasks. Work may require lifting, pushing, pulling, or moving tools, jaws, fixtures, and materials; heavier items must be moved using approved lifting equipment or assistance. Work may involve exposure to typical machine shop conditions, including noise, metal chips, coolant, oils, sharp edges, rotating chucks, moving machine components, forklifts, cranes, hoists, rigging equipment, and production equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The company is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.