Located in Detroit, MI
Pay: $25.00 - $29.00
Job Full Description
Express Employment Professionals is supporting a long-established Detroit-based manufacturing operation producing wheels, wheel cores, and caster components serving automotive, medical, military, airline, and industrial markets. This is a low-volume, made-to-order job shop with legacy processes and a recent investment in CNC technology to modernize operations and reduce lead times!
As part of the team, you'll be joining a tight-knit operation (≈10 employees) with a large footprint in the industry of 75+ years.
Position Summary
Express is seeking a high-level CNC Lathe Programmer / Machinist who can work independently from day one. The Machinist owns the job from print to finished part; this role is NOT for an operator.
Pay Rate: $25.00-$29.00 (BOE)
Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00AM-2:00PM (no lunch) OR 6:00AM-2:30PM (with lunch) *Possible overtime 1-2 hours per day as needed; occasional Saturday overtime 6AM-12PM*
The ideal candidate can:
- Read paper blueprints (no CAD, no CAM)
- Fixture parts
- Write G-code programs from scratch at the machine
- Set up, program, and machine parts to print with minimal support
- This individual will be the in-house CNC expert, responsible for getting a new CNC lathe fully implemented and running production parts.
What You’ll Be Working With
- CNC Equipment: Doosan Puma 280 CNC Lathe, Fanuc Controls, 2‑Axis Lathe
Programming done at the machine (no laptop provided, vendor service line available for live assistance)
- Materials & Parts: Raw iron castings, Wheel cores, Top plates, Heavy‑duty and light‑duty caster components
- Small batch sizes (4–20 parts typical)
- Secondary Equipment (Bonus Skills nice to have), Manual engine lathes & mills, Laser mills, Surface grinders, Drill presses, Drop saw, Broaching/keyway machines.
Key Responsibilities
- Interpret paper blueprints to determine tooling, and fixturing
- Write CNC programs from scratch using G/M code
- Set up and run the CNC lathe independently
- Touch off tools and prove out programs
- Machine parts to print (typical tolerances: ±0.005" to ±0.010")
- Troubleshoot machining and setup issues
- Assist with manual machining or other shop tasks when CNC is idle
- Support lean, high-mix, low-volume production
Required Experience:
- 3–5+ years CNC programming preferred; less experience considered if skill level is clearly demonstrated
- Ability to program directly at the machine
- Able to fixture parts and modify jaws
- Strong manual machining background helpful (lathe/mill fundamentals)
Comfortable working without CAD, CAM, or engineering support
Monroe, MI
2958
2727 South Telegraph Road
Dearborn, MI 48124
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