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Senior CNC Machinist Setter

JobFinder · Dunedin · Full-time

  • Salary: $38 - $45 per hour
  • Location: Dunedin
  • Type: Full-time
  • Visa: Employer sponsored
  • Category: Manufacturing

Job description

Senior CNC Machinist Setter wanted in Dunedin for small-batch precision parts with tight tolerances.

The job is in Dunedin, New Zealand. Pay is $38 - $45 per hour. The roles are permanent and full-time, with day shift and night shift options. The workshop has a team of about 30 and makes high-mix, low-run components for medical, aerospace and similar sectors.

You will run mill-turn, Swiss-type and multi-axis CNC machines. Parts have complex geometries, and repeatability matters on every run. You work independently, take ownership of results and stick to set processes.

It is an accredited AEWV employer, and visa sponsorship support is a possibility for exceptional candidates who closely match the skills, experience and attributes it wants.

To move fast, have an English CV ready that lists your setup experience and the machines you run. Get a CNC setter CV ready with Build AI CV, then apply on JobFinder.

Key responsibilities

  • Get complex CNC jobs set up and running safely, efficiently and on spec
  • Work from engineering drawings, process sheets and job instructions
  • Choose tooling, workholding and fixtures and dial in machine parameters
  • Sign off first-off parts and do in-process checks with the correct gauges
  • Own quality, so each part matches drawing tolerances and customer expectations
  • Keep several machines and competing priorities moving, spotting issues before they bottleneck production
  • Escalate programming or process problems, knowing how offsets, tooling and parameters drive quality and output
  • Deburr and finish parts until they are customer-ready
  • Coach newer staff, work with programmers, quality and production leaders on delivery, and push continuous improvement in machining standards

Requirements

  • 10+ years, typically, as a CNC Machinist doing complex setups and tight-tolerance work
  • Swiss-type lathes, mill-turn machining centres, or 5-axis or 3-axis machining centres: experience on one or more
  • Reads and interprets engineering drawings well, a strong skill
  • Advanced machining know-how covering processes, tooling, workholding and cutting strategies
  • Skilled with precision measuring tools (bore gauges, height gauges, micrometers, calipers) and with deburring and finishing precision-machined parts
  • CMM (Micro-Vu and/or Hexagon) advantageous
  • CAM systems such as TopSolid, or CNC programming exposure, advantageous
  • Self-motivated, works independently, still a team player
  • Strong problem solver with a methodical approach to troubleshooting, plus excellent written and verbal English
  • Relevant trade qualification preferred

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