CNC Setup Machinist 1st & 2nd Shift

About Ruland Manufacturing

Ruland Manufacturing, founded in 1937, is a stable and growing family owned domestic manufacturer of shaft collars, rigid couplings, and motion control couplings. We are a culturally diverse company with 65 employees representing more than ten countries. Ruland has sales and marketing offices in Berlin, Germany and Shanghai, China to support local customers in these markets. Our internal teams consist of operations/manufacturing, marketing, sales, customer service, engineering, and accounting working together to exceed customer expectations. We contribute to our community through our donation of time and parts to the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our vision is to be a 100-year-old successfully run family business.

Qualifications

Ruland Manufacturing is looking for a CNC Setup Machinist to join a diverse manufacturing team that operates Haas, Brother, and RoboDrill CNC mills and lathes in a fast-paced production environment where programs are prewritten by engineering. The ideal team member must be willing to setup and/or operate three to six machines at a time while performing routine inspections, helping operators make in-depth mechanical adjustments, and identifying visual product defects. The CNC Setup Machinist must be comfortable working in a collaborative environment where results are measured, and performance is rewarded. Due to Ruland’s fast growth the CNC Setup Machinist must be comfortable adapting to changes in technology, processes, and equipment. This person will train operators on new equipment and help them advance to setting up machines.

The primary responsibilities of the Machine Operator are operating equipment that has already been setup, performing routine inspections, operating manual lathes for secondary operations, making process recommendations and regularly reporting any issues with quality or safety, to the production supervisor. Success of the Machine Operator will be measured by productivity, scrap rate, average lead time, late orders, and compliance with process and safety standards. Team results are measured on a daily basis allowing for a transparent view of performance.

Ruland expects the CNC Setup Machinist to perform routine inspections to maintain our industry exceeding quality standards. Inspections are performed until consistency of the part setup has been established, when an operator has a quality issue they can not fix, and on a routine basis depending on workload. Ruland uses standard monitoring and measuring equipment as well as visual aids to ensure compliance with documented standards. Setup machinists must possess good math skills and the ability to program and mechanical adjustments to maintain quality.

Ruland is a high mix, small to medium run-size production environment with schedules that can change daily depending on customer orders and need. The CNC Setup Machinist must be flexible and willing to adapt to these changing schedules including giving input on if parts can be run that day. Strong organizational skills are required which include keeping a tidy work area, understanding of what parts are running on each machine, having blanks prepped to be run, and attention to detail with inspection sheets. To keep up with the demanding schedule the CNC Setup Machinist must be quick and efficient with changeovers, group setups, and prepare fixturing and tooling in advance of setup.

Ruland puts a high priority on keeping a safe work environment and is compliant with OSHA requirements. Safety recommendations are encouraged by all team members to prevent potential injury. Ruland celebrates safety milestones of no injuries with a company party.

Responsibilities:

• Safety first mindset.
• Work in a team environment with measured performance.
• Work with limited supervision.
• Ability to read and follow schedules to maintain work flow.
• Ability to read gages and measuring equipment.
• Willing to operate three to six machines at a time in a fast-paced machining environment.
• Familiarity with setup fixturing and tool changeouts.
• Have a strong desire to exceed customer expectations.
• Ability to read and interpret blue-prints and dimensional charts.
• Ability to read, speak and write English at a proficient working level, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions and decimals to support QC checks and production reporting.
• Basic computer skills on a Windows operating system.

Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent applicable work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Setup experience with Haas mill and lathes and Brother or RoboDrill mills.
• Experience with Haas and/or Fanuc controls.
• Prior experience with an ERP such as Exact Macola.
• Work experience in an SMB.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in a high production environment.
• Experience manufacturing small components.
• Experience entering inventory transactions.
• Experience training operators on new equipment or how to setup.
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations.

Desired:

• Any setup experience of manual or CNC mills/lathes.
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations.
• Experience training other operators.

Why Ruland?:

• Medical and Dental insurance
• Short and long-term disability.
• Monthly Bonus ranging from 0-15%
• Holiday, Sick and Vacation pay
• Perfect attendance reward program.
• Overtime
• 401(K) after 6 months of employment
• Direct Deposit