CNC Machinist

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Loves Park, IL, USA
In-Office
20-32 Hourly
Junior
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Set up, program, and operate CNC mills, lathes, routers and saws to machine plastic or metal parts to specification. Interpret drawings and setup sheets, perform inspections and gaging, adjust machines, perform maintenance, and report discrepancies. Must be forklift certified and able to lift up to 75 lbs.
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Professional Plastics is hiring an experienced CNC Machinist to join our growing manufacturing team. If you have experience setting up and running CNC machines in a production environment, we want to talk to you.

We are a leading supplier of engineering plastics with 20+ locations nationwide and a strong reputation for quality and stability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: includes the following, as well as other duties that may be assigned.

  • Sets up, programs and operates CNC machines
  • Plans and performs a variety of machine operations utilizing numerical controlled machines, i.e. Mills, Lathes, Routers and/or saws to machine plastic or metal work pieces to specifications by performing the following duties
  • Interprets complicated drawings, program sheets, instructions, and process sheets to determine work to be done
  • Performs diversified operations on numerical controlled machines
  • Performs a variety of related operations to close and interrelated tolerances
  • Reviews setup sheet and specifications to determine sequence and dimensions of finished work piece
  • Attaches fixtures to machine according to setup instructions
  • Manipulates controls to start machine
  • Observes and listens to machine operation to detect malfunctions
  • Performs a variety of inspection and gaging operations to insure maintenance of quality standards and specifications
  • Measures work piece for conformance to specifications
  • Notifies Supervisor of discrepancies
  • Adjusts machine according to specifications
  • Cleans machine parts and performs machine maintenance

Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent. Previous machine operation experience is required.

Licensing/Certificates: CNC machine certification a plus. Must be forklift certified.

Benefits Package:

  • DailyPay Earned Wage Access
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401K Plan with Company Match
  • Basic Life and AD&D
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Morgan Stanley Financial Advice
  • Short Term Disability
  • Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
  • MetLife Legal Plan
  • Norton LifeLock
  • United Pet Care Discount Program
  • LifeMart Employee Discounts

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Employee will be required to become forklift certified, which includes driving and upper body twisting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to cold, wet, hot and/or humid conditions moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is loud.

Job Type: Full-time

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran

Skills Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Previous machine operation experience
  • Experience setting up, programming, and operating CNC machines
  • Ability to interpret drawings, program sheets, instructions, and process sheets
  • Perform inspection and gaging operations and measure work pieces for conformance
  • Forklift certification
  • CNC machine certification
  • Ability to regularly lift/move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds
  • Perform machine maintenance and clean machine parts
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The Company
450 Employees
Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

Professional Plastics, Inc. is a family-owned global leader in the fabrication and distribution of high-performance plastics, including sheets, rods, tubing, film, and parts. Founded in 1984, the company provides a vast inventory of engineering plastics, composites, and technical ceramics. They offer value-added fabrication services like precision CNC machining and serve over 200 industries through locations in the USA, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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