CNC Operators are a central role in the production process and play a key function in the basic running of jobs as they move through from design to shipping. CNC Operators are responsible for maintaining both a steady pace and high-quality output of parts for assembly. Reporting to the Production Manager, the CNC 1st Shift Lead guides the CNC team and works closely with other Leads to ensure a consistency of method in the output of products at Turf.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Educates and supervises the employees about the organization's rules and regulations.
• Motivates the employees in achieving the production goals and targets.
• Maintains records and documents of daily production and dispatched goods.
• Plans employee rules and shift timings, including breaks.
• Supervises employees' working safely.
• Ability to operate Zund machines by organizing production functions as outlined by production engineering dept; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and flip operations; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs; sheet cut and part tracking for assembly.
• Adheres to high internal quality standards.
• Maintains specifications by observing machining operations; takes measurements; detects malfunctions; troubleshoots processes; adjusts and reprograms controls; replaces worn blades; adheres to quality assurance/control procedures and processes.
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; follows manufacturer's instructions; troubleshoots malfunctions; calls for repairs.
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. Passes down information between shifts.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality logs.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications; participating in training modules as they are available.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Consistency of Method - documents and updates our processes daily, striving for consistency
• Sense of Urgency - quantity and quality are equally important.
• Comfortable in generating high-tolerance assemblies and production.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks
• Possesses manual dexterity to put parts or pieces together quickly and accurately
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Education and/or Experience

• Comfortable in manufacturing environment and with high tolerance CAD/CAM production via CNC.
• Minimum 1-3 years in a manufacturing environment with a focus on accuracy and quality
• Comfortable in fast-paced work environment where processes are still evolving and are updated as needed depending on business requirements

Location & Reporting:

This position works out of the Turf manufacturing plant (Gilberts) and reports to the Production Manager. This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Requires regular lifting 30-50lbs.

Physical and Mental Demands

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones. Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities based on the specific requirements of each location.

Turf Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants receive consideration for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.