Job Title: Associate CNC Programmer Engineer
West Chicago, IL, US, 60185
Please Note: HuFriedyGroup was divested from STERIS on May 31, 2024. We are currently in a transition period, working to re-establish our own HuFriedyGroup Careers site and job posting pages. Until the new site and pages are ready, career opportunities that are specific to jobs at HuFriedyGroup will continue to be published on the STERIS site. Our Talent Acquisition team will be working diligently to ensure a positive and seamless experience for our candidates.
HuFriedyGroup is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, HuFriedyGroup provides a unique combination of world class products, value-added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients. Working at HuFriedyGroup is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization’s inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best-In-Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world.
Position Summary
The CNC Programmer II will support the team through creating and revising CNC programs, design and validate multi-step machining operations, design and source custom fixturing, support current production and prototype projects while maintaining company quality and safety standards and create and manage engineering documents, including drawings, inspection documents, tool layouts, offset sheets, operator and setup instructions.
Duties
- Manage the onboarding of new projects, overseeing the entire process from PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) to final delivery.
- Develop efficient CNC programs for complex parts.
- Select appropriate tooling for various machining processes, optimizing productivity and maintaining high-quality standards.
- Provide valuable input on fixturing design, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance manufacturing processes.
- Interpret engineering drawings and ensure accurate part specifications using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Program CNC machines and perform complex machine setups to facilitate the production of intricate and challenging components.
- Troubleshoot and resolve any issues related to manufacturing processes, ensuring smooth and efficient production runs.
- Continuously improve existing manufacturing processes to increase productivity and reduce cycle times.
- Collaborate with design and quality teams to ensure seamless integration of new parts into the production process.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements, incorporating best practices to enhance manufacturing efficiency.
Education Degree
- High School Diploma or GED
Required Experience
- 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
- Knowledge of part manufacturing, machine setup and part programming required in manufacturing process development.
- Proficient with computer software to perform required tasks. This includes Solid Works, Microsoft Excel, Auto CAD and/or Part Maker.
- Knowledge of fixture design and manufacturing.
- Knowledge of G code programming and using CAM software
- Full understanding of tooling applications (speed and feeds).
- Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Preferred Experience
- Strong attention to details and organization.
- Capable of communicating clearly with management on all issues and improvements
- Ability to effectively communicate with vendors and customers.
- Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
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.Employees (and their families) may enroll in our company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, health savings account, voluntary benefits, supplemental life/AD&D plans and the company’s 401k plan. Employees are covered by an employee assistance program (also available to household members) and long-term disability. Full-Time Employees are also eligible for short-term disability. Full-time Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of service and paid Holidays. Part-time employees working 20 or more hours receive a pro-ration of the full-time PTO allocation and paid Holidays based on their standard hourly work week. Full-Time employees are eligible for four weeks of paid parental leave. Part-time employees also receive paid parental leave, pro-rated based on their standard hourly work week.
Hu-Friedy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.
West Chicago, IL, US, 60185
Nearest Major Market: Chicago
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