Programming Tech

Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Programming Technician to join our team. This position is based at our South Milwaukee, WI facility.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.  

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

What you’ll do:

The department one Programming Tech is a machining subject matter expert that is responsible for programming, proving out, and implementing machining processes that will impact production throughout the facility. In this role, you will be expected to fluently program CNC controllers, identify tooling, design fixturing and complete standard work. You will be responsible for understanding various work processes and assisting the manufacturing Engineer with projects within the department. 

• Assist or lead the training and development of other machinist as assigned 
• Maintain setup sheets and other standard work documents 
• Curate the electronic copies of the standard work documents
• Make programs and adjustments for CNC machines
• Identify workstation bottlenecks and redirect workflow
• Responsible for first line trouble shooting including maintenance of lathes and mills
• Operate and maintain multiple types of lathes and mills for trial runs, and fixture creation
• Assist quality and engineering teams with troubleshooting, and new product development 
• Partner with production planning to align various work centers to meet production demands
• Coordinate procurement of tooling and fixturing

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 5+ years of reading machining and engineering prints
• Minimum 5+ years of machine set up experience and fixture installation.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of South Milwaukee, WI will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with operating Mazak, Doosan, and Ganesh machines
• Experience programming Fanuc and Mazak controllers and editing G&M code
• Formal technical training or degree in manufacturing trades
• Experience with CAD/CAM and solid modeling software

Skills:

Position Success Criteria:

• Ability to operate all workstations effectively
• Ability to learn and operate in multiple machine cells
• Ability to perform in a team matrix environment
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, weekends and any shift as needed
• Ability to assist in process creation, and standardization

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