DPP is seeking a Milling Machine Machinist for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace & Defense industry.   Work location: Onsite in Palmdale, CA Work schedule: 4x10 (M-Th) Duration: 12 months Terms: W2 contract Work authorization: US Citizen   Position summary: We are looking for a Milli
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Milling Machine Machinist 3
Job Description:
DPP is seeking a Milling Machine Machinist for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
 
Work location: Onsite in Palmdale, CA
Work schedule: 4x10 (M-Th)
Duration: 12 months
Terms: W2 contract
Work authorization: US Citizen
 
Position summary:
  • We are looking for a Milling Machine Machinist 3 to support our client’s Tooling department. As a member of the Tooling department, you’ll get to set up and operate plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations. This position will serve on-site at Palmdale.
  • Requires completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. (General, all-around machinists and operators who do not perform own setups or determine sequence of operations are not good candidates for this position.) 
Responsibilities:
  • Sets up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances.
  • Selects, mounts, and aligns various specialized machine attachments and standard or improvised tooling; plans sequence of operations, number of cuts required, and method of setup; determines, sets, and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications; uses a variety of machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments; makes standard shop computations; and measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points to lay out stock for machining.
  • May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures. 
Basic qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Blueprint Reading
  • 3, 4, 5 Axis Milling
  • Programming (MCAM)
  • Measurement & Inspection 
Preferred qualifications:
  • Machinist with 10+ years of experience operating CNC mills (5 axis) and lathes (live tooling).
  • Skilled in interpreting drawings/models and material requirements to develop CNC programs, set up machines, and run complete machining operations independently with minimal supervision.
  • Performs in-process and pre-inspection quality checks prior to CMM inspection.
  • Experienced with true 5-axis gantry machines (SNK) and wire EDM operations. 
Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Nikki at Nikki.Rickeydppit.com to learn more about this position (26-00599).

Work authorization: US Citizen. EOE/AA/V/D

DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.

 
Company Details
DP Professionals
3741 Landmark Drive
Suite 200
Columbia, South Carolina 29204 USA
www.dppit.com/
136 Open Jobs Available
DPP® specializes in placing highly qualified information technology professionals in both contingent and direct hire opportunities in private industries such as healthcare, insurance, banking, utilities, energy, manufacturing, federal and state government...
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Job Info
Location
Palmdale, California, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
DP Professionals
3741 Landmark Drive
Suite 200
Columbia, South Carolina 29204 USA
www.dppit.com/
136 Open Jobs Available
DPP® specializes in placing highly qualified information technology professionals in both contingent and direct hire opportunities in private industries such as healthcare, insurance, banking, utilities, energy, manufacturing, federal and state government...

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