CNC Technician at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa

Job Description

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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