Abrasive West LLC
55 Chancellor Dr, Roselle, IL 60172
$19 – $25 an hour
Full-time
Job details
$19 – $25 an hour
Referral program, Health insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Flexible spending account, Life insurance, Employee assistance program, Disability insurance
Full-time: Day shift
Full job description
CNC Machine Operator – Precision Grinding
Abrasive West LLC – Roselle, IL 60172
Full-Time
Abrasive West LLC has an immediate opening for a full-time CNC Machine Operator at our climate-controlled manufacturing facility in Roselle, Illinois.
We are a growing precision grinding company producing close-tolerance components for customers in the medical/dental, aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and industrial engine industries, along with other demanding industrial applications.
Historically known for our precision-ground tungsten carbide inserts used in surgical instruments, Abrasive West has expanded into new markets, materials, and applications. We are looking for a dependable machine operator who wants to develop their skills and grow with us as our capabilities and customer base continue to expand.
What You’ll Do
- Set up and operate CNC creep-feed and surface grinding equipment to produce precision components to customer specifications.
- Read and interpret blueprints, work instructions, routings, and dimensional requirements.
- Make machine adjustments and offsets as necessary to maintain dimensional requirements.
- Inspect parts during production using precision measuring equipment such as micrometers, indicators, microscopes, comparators, and other gauges.
- Monitor part quality throughout the manufacturing process and identify potential problems before producing nonconforming parts.
- Maintain required production and inspection records.
- Meet established production rates while maintaining quality requirements.
- Coordinate with other operators, supervisors, inspection, and support personnel to maintain production flow.
- Perform routine machine maintenance and maintain a clean, organized work area.
- Follow established safety, quality, and manufacturing procedures.
- Take ownership of assigned jobs from setup through completion.
What We’re Looking For
Required
- 2+ years of CNC machine operation, precision machining, or precision grinding experience preferred.
- Experience using precision hand-measuring equipment such as micrometers, indicators, calipers, or similar gauges.
- Ability to read and understand mechanical blueprints, dimensions, and tolerances.
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to understand how machine adjustments affect the finished part.
- Ability to consistently produce parts to close dimensional tolerances.
- Basic computer skills for electronic timecards, production records, and email.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Dependable attendance and ability to work effectively as part of a growing manufacturing team.
Highly Preferred
- Previous CNC creep-feed grinding or surface grinding experience.
- Experience setting up CNC machine tools.
- Experience machining or grinding tungsten carbide, hardened steels, superalloys, or other difficult-to-machine materials.
- Experience producing close-tolerance components for aerospace, medical, turbine, or other highly controlled industries.
- Familiarity with GD&T.
- Experience with optical inspection equipment or microscopes.
Experience with our specific machines or CNC controllers is not required. We will train an experienced machine operator on our equipment and processes.
Export Control / ITAR Requirements
Abrasive West serves customers in industries that may involve ITAR-controlled or other export-controlled products and technical information. This position may require access to controlled drawings, specifications, manufacturing information, equipment, and/or components.
As a condition of working on applicable controlled projects, candidates must be able to satisfy applicable U.S. export-control requirements, including U.S. person requirements where required, or otherwise be eligible for any necessary authorization under applicable export-control regulations.
What Makes This Position Different
This is not simply a load-and-unload production position.
Our operators work with precision components, close tolerances, specialized materials, and demanding customer requirements. Operators are expected to understand the job they are running, monitor their own quality, make appropriate machine adjustments, and take responsibility for producing good parts.
As Abrasive West continues expanding into aerospace, turbine, medical/dental, and other precision manufacturing markets, there will be opportunities for employees who demonstrate the ability and desire to learn additional machines, processes, setups, and responsibilities.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off, including holidays and vacation
- Additional voluntary benefit plans available
- Consistent full-time schedule
- Weekly payroll
- Climate-controlled shop
- Positive, team-oriented work environment
- Work/life balance
- Opportunity to learn and grow as the company expands into new markets
About Abrasive West
Abrasive West LLC specializes in high-precision surface and creep-feed grinding of components requiring tight tolerances, repeatability, and consistent quality.
Our roots are in precision-ground tungsten carbide inserts for medical and dental surgical instruments, where extremely small features and demanding quality requirements are the norm. Today, we apply that same precision-manufacturing expertise to a growing range of components for medical/dental, aerospace, industrial gas turbine, industrial engine, and other precision industrial applications.
We are continuing to invest in our capabilities, people, and processes and are looking for employees who want to grow along with us.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 – $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have hands-on experience reading mechanical blueprints and inspecting machined parts using precision measuring equipment such as micrometers, indicators, calipers, comparators, or similar gauges?
Yes / No
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- CNC operator: 2 years (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person