CNC Machinist – Second Shift
Open Position
Location: Richmond, Virginia
AMF Bakery Systems offers best-in-class system solutions for industrial bakeries across the globe. We prioritize sustainability and have developed the first-ever industrial hydrogen oven to help our clients reduce food and energy waste daily. Our Richmond location in Virginia provides a dynamic work environment and a chance to join our team as a CNC Machinist.
The Machinist will produce parts by programming or running CNC machines, setting up and operating a computer numerical control (CNC) machine, maintaining quality and safety standards, keeping records, and maintaining equipment and supplies.
CNC Machinist essential job functions:
- Plans machining by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters, interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T)
- Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs
- Sets mills and lathes by installing and adjusting three and four-jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers, indicating vices and tramming heads
- Loads feed mechanism by lifting stock into position
- Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run parts, and sample workpieces, adhering to international standards
- Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling, and thread chasing operations; taking measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes
- Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
- Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs
- Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading technical publications
- Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
Skills and qualifications:
- CNC certification
- CNC programming a plus
- Strong manufacturing background
- Conceptual skills, process improvement, verbal communication
Functional and technical skills:
- Controls, and instrumentation and tooling
- Attention to detail, judgment
Working conditions:
- Typical manufacturing facility conditions (Indoors ~95% / Outdoors ~5%)
- Facility is heated in winter but not air-conditioned in summer
- Employee must be able to stand on concrete floors for at least eight hours. Kneeling, squatting, bending over, and standing for long periods may be required to perform assigned tasks
- Can occasionally be loud, especially in local areas where grinding or machine testing occurs. Ear plugs are provided for work performed where noise is a factor
Other:
- Must have own basic tools. The list of teammate-provided tools includes box/open end/socket wrench sets, Allen wrench set, screwdriver set, tap handles, pliers, combination square, 9″ level, and tape measure. English and metric tool sets are recommended. A lockable toolbox is also recommended
- Safety glasses and steel-toed safety shoes are required
- Long pants and a sleeved shirt (short sleeve at a minimum) are required