Entry-Level CNC Machining Trainee (Fanuc Lathe/Mill)

Job Description

Job Description

Shape precision parts while launching your CNC career

Step onto our production floor as a hands-on learner. Your day begins by reviewing Cell Work Instructions and aligning with a CNC Trainer or Supervisor. You’ll prepare your workstation, set up machines and gages, and keep safety and environmental practices front and center. As you progress through the shift, you’ll run CNC equipment, measure parts, make offset adjustments, and document everything you do with complete and accurate paperwork.

What a day looks like

• Follow job, safety/environmental, and inspection instructions based on Cell work instructions and guidance from the CNC Trainer or Supervisor.
• Prepare machines and gages before production; ensure correct tooling is installed and ready.
• Operate CNC equipment and verify that parts meet specifications using gages such as plug, snap, flush pin, go/no-go, and calipers.
• Deliver quality that meets company and customer standards while meeting or exceeding production targets.
• Perform offset adjustments and change inserts as needed to maintain dimensions and finish.
• Follow the tag procedure to identify and manage parts and processes appropriately.
• Maintain housekeeping and adhere to Safety & Environmental requirements, including recycling, labeling, spill response, and program compliance.
• Comply with all applicable requirements of the Quality and Environmental systems.
• Submit continuous improvement ideas in safety, productivity, quality, and housekeeping to your supervisor or the HR box.
• Accurately complete all required paperwork and perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Your starting toolkit

• Experience with or willingness to be trained on CNC lathes, mills, and broaches.
• Machine shop training from high school or beyond.
• Ability to perform offset adjustments.
• Knowledge of insert types and radii, and how to change them correctly.
• Proficiency reading and interpreting gages: plug, snap, flush pin, go-no/go, calipers, and similar.

Nice to have (you can grow into these)

• Hands-on with CNC lathes.
• Familiarity with Fanuc controls.
• Confident changing tools (inserts) and making offsets.
• Experience in high-volume production environments.
• A knack for troubleshooting quality issues and using a variety of gaging tools.

Why this role

You’ll build real manufacturing skills, learn from experienced mentors, and contribute to tangible products every day—while developing confidence with Fanuc controls, gaging, and high-volume workflows.