CNC Lathe Machinist

CNC Lathe Machinist

DPI Inc. – Hatboro, PA

Full-Time | Day Shift

Pay: $25–$40 per hour

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Work location: 2800 Turnpike Drive, Suite 6, Hatboro, PA 19040 (on-site)

Sign-on bonus: Up to $3,500, paid quarterly over the first year. Employees must be in good standing for each bonus payment to be paid out.

DPI Inc. is a growing precision CNC machine shop serving aerospace, defense, industrial, and other high-specification customers. We are seeking an experienced CNC Lathe Machinist capable of independently setting up and running CNC turning equipment in a high-mix job-shop environment.

This position requires true setup ability. The successful candidate should be comfortable taking a job from drawings, setup information, tooling, and programs through first-piece approval and production.

Responsibilities

• Independently set up CNC lathes and turning centers
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, GD&T, and specifications
• Install and set chuck jaws, collets, fixtures, and other workholding
• Cut, bore, and prepare soft jaws when required
• Properly establish work coordinates and part zero
• Select, install, and touch off turning, boring, threading, grooving, drilling, and other tooling
• Load, verify, and safely prove out CNC programs
• Set and adjust tool geometry and wear offsets
• Make minor program edits and process adjustments when appropriate
• Set and verify threading operations
• Inspect first-piece and production parts using micrometers, calipers, bore gages, thread gages, indicators, and other precision inspection equipment
• Hold close tolerances throughout production runs
• Troubleshoot dimensional variation, tool wear, chatter, finish, chip-control, and other machining problems
• Perform multiple operations and setups as required
• Maintain accurate production and inspection records
• Work independently while communicating issues to programming, quality, or management
• Follow DPI safety, quality, AS9100, and ITAR requirements

Qualifications - Required

• Previous CNC lathe setup experience in a precision machining environment
• Ability to independently set up a CNC turning center from start to finish
• Strong blueprint-reading skills
• Working knowledge of GD&T and close-tolerance machining
• Experience setting work coordinates, geometry offsets, and wear offsets
• Ability to cut and properly set soft jaws
• Knowledge of common turning, boring, grooving, drilling, and threading operations
• Ability to inspect your own work using precision measuring equipment
• Ability to diagnose and correct common machining problems without constant supervision

Qualifications - Preferred

• Fanuc-controlled lathe experience
• Haas lathe experience
• Experience with live tooling, Y-axis, sub-spindles, or multi-axis turning centers
• Experience machining stainless steels, tool steels, aluminum, nickel alloys, and other difficult materials
• Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience
• Experience in low-volume/high-mix job-shop manufacturing

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who understands the complete turning setup process - not simply an experienced machine operator. A strong candidate should be able to look at a job, understand how it needs to be held and tooled, establish the setup correctly, and consistently produce conforming parts.

There is opportunity to grow into more advanced equipment, programming, and technical responsibility as DPI continues to expand.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: Day shift, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Work Location: Hatboro, Pennsylvania (on-site)