CNC Setup Machinist (Haas 3-Axis / 5-Axis) - 1st Shift

🔎 At a glance
Company: ABC Sheet Metal
Location: Anaheim, CA 92806
Pay: $30–$45 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time
Shift: 1st Shift, Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–2:30 PM
Experience: 6–8 years
Machines: Haas 3-axis and 5-axis CNC mills
Controls: Haas
CAM Software: Mastercam

👍 Why join ABC Sheet Metal?

ABC Sheet Metal is a full-service, quality-focused manufacturer in Anaheim serving aerospace, defense, medical, commercial, energy, electronics, packaging, and construction customers. The shop combines CNC machining with precision sheet metal fabrication, laser cutting, forming, welding, and engineering, giving machinists exposure to a broad mix of parts, fixtures, assemblies, and secondary operations.

This first-shift role is for an experienced setup machinist who wants ownership of complete setups and the opportunity to work across Haas 3-axis and 5-axis mills. ABC is AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015 registered, so blueprint discipline, inspection, traceability, and consistent process control are central to the work.

⚙️ What you'll be doing

• Set up and operate Haas 3-axis and 5-axis CNC milling machines.
• Complete tooling, fixture, workholding, offset, and first-piece setup activities.
• Read blueprints, setup sheets, tolerances, and GD&T requirements.
• Make basic G-code edits and review Mastercam-generated programs.
• Inspect parts with micrometers, calipers, indicators, and height gauges.
• Build or modify fixtures, soft jaws, workholding, and setup tooling.
• Troubleshoot dimensional, tooling, setup, and surface-finish issues.
• Adjust offsets, speeds, feeds, and tooling to maintain quality.
• Support manual equipment including a Bridgeport-style mill, band saw, and drill press.
• Work with programming, quality, and production leadership to improve setup time, cycle time, and part quality.

🛠️ Machines, controls & software

• Haas 3-axis CNC vertical mills
• Haas 5-axis machining, including a verified Haas UMC-1000
• Haas controls and basic G-code editing
• Mastercam program review and basic programming support
• Bridgeport-style manual mill, band saw, drill press, and conventional shop tools
• Micrometers, calipers, indicators, and height gauges

⭐ Shop highlights

• AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015 registered quality systems
• Precision aerospace and commercial metal fabrication environment
• Haas 3-axis and 5-axis CNC machining
• Full-service manufacturing from precision sheet metal through heavy plate
• Laser cutting, forming, welding, CNC punching, and engineering capabilities
• Work involving custom fixtures, formed parts, weldments, and secondary machining
• More than 3,000 customers served across diverse industries
• First-shift Monday–Friday schedule

🔩 Materials you'll work with

Verified materials include aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, and other non-ferrous alloys. Titanium experience is preferred for this role.

✅ What we're looking for

Required
• 6–8 years of CNC setup and machining experience
• Hands-on Haas mill setup and operation experience
• Experience with both 3-axis and 5-axis milling
• Blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge
• Ability to make basic G-code edits
• Mastercam experience or the ability to review Mastercam-generated programs
• In-process inspection experience
• Custom fixturing, workholding, soft-jaw, and setup-tooling experience
• Strong troubleshooting skills and dependable, self-directed work habits

Preferred
• Aerospace manufacturing experience
• Lathe setup or operation experience
• Haas UMC-series 5-axis experience
• Haas or Renishaw probing experience
• Experience in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 environment
• Experience machining aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, or other aerospace materials

👍 Why you'll like working here

You will work on varied precision manufacturing projects instead of repeating one narrow task. The role combines complete setup ownership, hands-on problem solving, inspection, fixturing, and continuous improvement in a shop that invests in advanced fabrication and machining technology.

💰 Pay, benefits & schedule

• $30–$45 per hour
• Full-time, first shift
• Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–2:30 PM
• Health insurance and dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Paid vacation and holiday pay

🏭 About ABC Sheet Metal

ABC Sheet Metal is one of Southern California’s most diversified metal fabrication companies. From its Anaheim facility, the company supports aerospace, defense, medical, oil and gas, commercial, electronics, packaging, construction, and other customers with CNC machining, laser cutting, forming and rolling, certified welding, CNC punching, and programming and engineering services. Its manufacturing range extends from precision sheet metal to heavy plate.

The quality system is registered to AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015, and the company maintains AWS welding capabilities. CNC equipment verified by ABC includes Haas vertical machining and a Haas UMC-1000 5-axis machining center. The broader operation gives machinists opportunities to work with formed components, weldments, fixtures, assemblies, and precision secondary machining while collaborating with engineering, quality, and production.

🚀 Apply today

Apply through hireCNC to join ABC Sheet Metal as a first-shift CNC Setup Machinist and put your Haas, 5-axis, Mastercam, GD&T, and troubleshooting experience to work.