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CNC Mastercam Programmer – Complex Machining & Fixture Design

Up to $45.00/hr + Shift Premiums • Duluth, MN Area

EXPERIENCE DEPTH: 4+ years of advanced, independent CNC programming experience using Mastercam, OR a formal technical degree/BSME paired with high-level Mastercam proficiency.

This is an opportunity to join a global market leader in the scrap recycling, demolition, and construction attachment sectors. Celebrated for a family-oriented culture where excellence is rewarded and employee longevity is the standard, this financially sound, rapidly growing manufacturer provides a highly advanced shop environment that completely rejects corporate bureaucracy.

This engineering-focused role is a premier destination for an elite CNC programming professional who wants to move away from mundane, repetitive production tracking. Rather than just adjusting offsets, you will own the full manufacturing lifecycle—developing highly complex, multi-axis programs from scratch, designing your own custom workholding fixtures, and collaborating directly with Design Engineering on Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews. It is the ideal setup for a sharp programmer seeking long-term organizational stability, a collaborative team, and an environment where technical expertise is genuinely respected.

What You Will Be Doing

• Program Development: Developing, verifying, and optimizing complex, from-scratch CNC machine programs utilizing Mastercam for multi-axis milling and turning centers.
• Data Analysis: Analyzing engineering job orders, 3D CAD data, and industrial prints to establish the ideal sequence of operations, optimal speeds/feeds, and specialized tooling selection.
• Workholding Design: Designing custom shop jigs, specialized workholding, and manufacturing fixtures to maximize machine throughput and ensure 100% part quality compliance.
• Database Management: Maintaining and auditing the central CNC program and routing database, ensuring all digital product data is accurately categorized by machine type.
• Shop Floor Support: Partnering directly with production personnel to resolve real-time manufacturing roadblocks, troubleshooting complex setup, tooling, or macro code issues.
• Process Optimization: Leading Lean manufacturing initiatives, performing time studies, and identifying cycle-time or scrap reduction opportunities.

What We Are Looking For

• Advanced Machining Foundation: Strong background in tooling selection, material feeds/speeds, and multi-axis process development; direct exposure to 5-axis machining or Visual Basic programming is a major plus.
• Technical Print Literacy: Mastery of industrial blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and standard precision inspection tools.
• Diagnostic Instincts: Excellent critical thinking and troubleshooting skills to resolve active machining errors and help mentor junior setup personnel on the floor.
• Employment Reliability: A rock-solid, stable work history demonstrating long-term career commitment and technical growth with previous organizations; frequent job-hopping is a disqualifier.