Job Description
Job Title: CNC Programmer
Location: Sheboygan County, WI
Type: Direct Hire
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7-4
Pay Range: $75k - $95k
Benefits: Yes. Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401(k), Paid holidays
Summary
Connect Search is hiring a CNC Programmer for a Manufacturing company in Sheboygan County
Responsibilities
- Develop, prove out, and optimize CNC programs for vertical machining centers to meet customer drawings, tolerances, and production requirements.
- Design, build, and continuously improve machining fixtures and work‑holding solutions to support safe, repeatable, and efficient production.
- Aggressively identify and implement cycle time reductions through tooling optimization, program improvements, fixture enhancements, and process standardization.
- Help create and maintain accurate setup sheets, work instructions, and process documentation for production use.
- Optimize feeds, speeds, tool paths, and tool life to improve throughput and part quality.
- Troubleshoot machining, tooling, and fixturing issues in a fast‑paced production environment.
- Support production by assisting operators, resolving setup issues, and ensuring programs run as intended.
- Verify part conformance using precision measuring equipment (micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, gauges, etc.).
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing to support new part launches, process changes, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Assist in developing machining strategies, standard times, and process inputs to support quoting and cost reduction initiatives.
- Train and mentor CNC operators on setup procedures, fixturing, tooling, and machining best practices.
- Update and control revision‑level process documentation and operation cards.
- Perform basic preventative maintenance activities and ensure machine and work area cleanliness.
- Participate in safety, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Operate forklifts or material handling equipment as required (training provided).
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required; technical degree or machining certification preferred.
- Minimum 3–5 years of CNC programming experience in a production machining environment.
- Strong experience programming vertical machining centers using G‑code.
- CAM software experience required (e.g., ProCAM, Mastercam, BobCAD, or similar).
- Proven experience designing and building machining fixtures.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and customer specifications.
- Strong understanding of machining principles, tooling selection, and process optimization.
- Solid shop math skills, including fractions, decimals, and tolerances.
- Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a production‑driven, continuous improvement environment.
- Experience machining castings or high-volume production components.
- Demonstrated success reducing cycle time and improving machining efficiency.
- Experience supporting quoting, standard times, or cost-reduction initiatives.
- Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience preferred.