CNC Technician

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, South Africa Ford Motor Company Full time

Determine the fixtures, attachments and tools necessary to complete jobs according to specification, and mount them to machine prior to beginning cutting.
- Discuss project specifications and requirements with engineers and supervisors to guarantee optimal manufacturing strategy.
- Modify machine speed, tooling and cutting style to ensure precision and accuracy of manufactured parts.
- Oversee cutting process, perform adjustments throughout each job, catch mistakes as they happen and take necessary measures to eliminate errors
- Supervise machine temperatures, ensure that machine has adequate warm-up and cool-down time between jobs and replace coolant periodically
- Review and interpret cutting plans, enter them into control outlets before jobs and alter them to correct mistakes when necessary. (Shopmill)
- Inspect all finished products for accuracy and uniformity to ensure required quality is achieved.
- Perform daily, weekly and monthly maintenance tasks to ensure machine longevity, including lubrication, cleaning and tool replacement
- Perform safety inspections using corporate tools and partake in safety talks, Identify, and ensure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are promptly corrected.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts or die components using hoists and overhead cranes.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies
- Support production with press and assembly related down time.
- Actively partake in your role to improve FPS.
- Support continuous improvement actions with press die, press and assembly process
- N4 Certificate with relevant trade certificate (tool, die and jig maker). National Diploma will be added advantage
- 3D 5 axis milling experience
- Siemens 840 control experience will be an advantage
- Toolmaker by trade.
- Ability to read tooling and product drawings.
- Proficient welding skills would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of machining hardened and treated steels.
- Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Determine the fixtures, attachments and tools necessary to complete jobs according to specification, and mount them to machine prior to beginning cutting.
- Discuss project specifications and requirements with engineers and supervisors to guarantee optimal manufacturing strategy.
- Modify machine speed, tooling and cutting style to ensure precision and accuracy of manufactured parts.
- Oversee cutting process, perform adjustments throughout each job, catch mistakes as they happen and take necessary measures to eliminate errors
- Supervise machine temperatures, ensure that machine has adequate warm-up and cool-down time between jobs and replace coolant periodically
- Review and interpret cutting plans, enter them into control outlets before jobs and alter them to correct mistakes when necessary. (Shopmill)
- Inspect all finished products for accuracy and uniformity to ensure required quality is achieved.
- Perform daily, weekly and monthly maintenance tasks to ensure machine longevity, including lubrication, cleaning and tool replacement
- Perform safety inspections using corporate tools and partake in safety talks, Identify, and ensure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are promptly corrected.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts or die components using hoists and overhead cranes.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies
- Support production with press and assembly related down time.
- Actively partake in your role to improve FPS.
- Support continuous improvement actions with press die, press and assembly process