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New Zealand

CNC lathe Machinist Programmer, prototype products machining parts to close tolerance from models on Fusion 360

Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

• Modify & Capture new cycle times for when blueprints drawings change from the engineering department. Supervise Operators & Ensure that product quality is maintained throughout the production Run. Main responsibilities.
• Set-Up & Programming production CNC lathe to customer’s specifications
• Ensure relative machines running nightshift has enough stock material & first-off.
• Perform inspection functions using complex precision measuring tools, gauges and equipment to ensure job completion accuracy.
• Sit with the planner and making sure that the month's production demand been met with job cycle times is longest & planning accordantly.
• Making of turning fixtures & programs for prototype as per engineering drawings

Rosslyn Gauteng

• The program, set and operate Tool Room CNC Lathe Fanuc O-T and Siemens 820d. Training Production Floor Setters machine setup and programming. Main responsibilities include:
• Implement cost-saving improvements on the shop floor for Insert usage.
• Ensure speeds and feeds are correct in accordance with the grade of insert used on the production floor.
• Improve cycle time on lathe’s on the production floor (23 CNC lathes)
• Backup up all CNC programs on to computer supplied by company.
• Programming production CNC lathe

Alrode Gauteng

• The program, set and operate Tool Room CNC machining centre Fanuc O-Ti and Robostar EDM Wirecutter. Main responsibilities include:
• Backup up all CNC programs on to computer supplied by the company.
• Hand out job cards to toolmakers for tools of repairing. Data capturing job cards on jobs that have been done and costing of spares that has been used.
• Ensure production gets the correct tooling as per the production planning sheet.
• Creating maintenance history records for all press tooling (capturing tool costing & person who repaired tool (for disciplinary action purpose)
• Diagnoses tool problems, preventative maintenance on all press tooling

• Program and set CNC machining centre Fanuc O-Ti and vertical boring mills. Main responsibilities include:
• Backup up all CNC programs on to computers supplied by the company.
• Always on standby
• In charge of all one-off components
• Measured boggy frames with faro portable arm (Delcam CAD to capture sizes)

• Ensure the quality and production targets is met as per customer. CNC and time improvements. Testing of new inserts and methods to bring down the cost. Main responsibilities include:
• Creating job cards on Mynts maintenance computer program
• Programming and setting on 5 axes Deckel Maho machining center using Delcam computer programming.
• Promote good housekeeping.
• Programming, setting and operating of 3 axes lathe (on machine programming) Daewoo puma lathe Fanuc 21ti.
• Programming, setting and operating Hyundai/Kia boring mill Lathe (on machine programming) Fanuc 21 TI

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