Manufacturing Process Specialist in Damascus, Virginia at Stuart Rush

Provide technical support to machine shop manufacturing operation. Recommend and implement processes, fixtures, tooling, machines, and methods to meet the needs of manufacturing and to support continuous improvement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to the machine shop pertaining to machines, processes, tooling, fixturing, programming, metrology, and overall troubleshooting.
• Develop and optimize CNC programs and associated tooling for machine tools with Fanuc, Okuma OSP, and Mazatrol controllers.
• Analyze work orders, drawings, blueprints, specifications, models, and design data in order to determine part features, reference points, compute angular and linear dimensions, radii, and curvatures, and derive final part geometry.
• Evaluate and determine machine condition, capability, and requirements for obtaining necessary manufacturing processes and part specifications.
• Generates new programming code as required. Evaluates, improves, and troubleshoots existing programs.
• Develop, evaluate, improve, and document manufacturing processes, including determination of the most effective raw materials, establishing bills of material, and specifying routings.
• Hands-on ability to program and setup CNC lathes and mills, modify code and parameters to prove out and troubleshoot new and existing programs and production capability.
• Design and develop manufacturing processes and equipment, related fixtures, and tooling that achieve production capability, short lead times, quick change over, high quality, and low production costs.
• Supports process improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Proficiency in CAM software, preferably Mastercam
• Understanding and utilization of metrology and geometric tolerances, with ability to measure complex machined parts using dial calipers, micrometers, gages, and other measuring instruments to determine if meeting specification.
• Must have sufficient mathematical skills as required to effectively calculate and examine 3D models, dimensional prints, CNC programs, and part measurements; includes ability to work with fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Must be able to setup, program, and operate various types of CNC lathes and mills, including 4 and 5 axis machining and multi-purpose mill-turn machines.
• Strong knowledge of metal cutting machine shop manufacturing operations and techniques.
• Associate Degree in Engineering or related technical field.