CNC Setup Machinist

🔍 At a glance
Company: Misany Engineering
Location: Clarkdale, AZ 86324
Pay: Up to $33/hour, depending on experience
Job Type: Full-time
Shift: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM
Experience: 3+ years of hands-on CNC setup (5+ preferred)
Machines: YCM and Fanuc RoboDrill mills; Takisawa and Nakamura lathes
Controls: Fanuc (Haas experience also accepted)

Why this job is worth considering

Misany Engineering is a job shop in Clarkdale, Arizona, that machines custom precision parts from prototype through production, and it is hiring setup machinists for both its CNC mills and its CNC lathes.

This is a true setup role, not an operator seat. You take a job from the print to the first good part on your own, set the work up by hand, and run the short and mid-size runs a high-mix, low-volume shop sees every day. It is a single day shift, Monday through Friday, with overtime available through early starts or voluntary Saturdays. Candidates willing to relocate to the area are considered.

What you'll be doing

• Complete full CNC mill and lathe setups independently, from blueprint through first article
• Set up manually: edge finding, indicating, and touching off with blocks (no probing)
• Read blueprints and use precision measuring tools to hold tight tolerances
• Perform first article inspections and check parts as production runs
• Run high-mix, low-volume work, typically 3 to 50 pieces, with some runs of 100 to 300
• Handle roughly two to four setups a day on lighter days
• Work on parts generally within about 10" x 20", with some larger plate up to about 25" x 40" (there is no crane in the shop)

Machines, controls and software

• Mills: YCM and Fanuc RoboDrill machining centers, mostly 3-axis work with a 4th axis only occasionally
• Lathes: Takisawa and Nakamura
• Controls: Fanuc throughout; Haas experience is also accepted

What we're looking for

Required

• 3+ years of actual CNC setup experience
• A true setup machinist background: able to complete full setups independently, not operator-level experience
• Comfort with manual setup methods: edge finding, indicating, and touching off with blocks
• Blueprint reading and precision measurement skills
• Experience holding tight tolerances and performing first article inspections

Preferred

• 5+ years of CNC setup experience
• Job shop experience; high-mix, low-volume work is strongly preferred

Pay, benefits and schedule

• Pay: Up to $33/hour, depending on experience
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM with a 30-minute lunch
• Overtime: Available through early starts or voluntary Saturdays
• Insurance: The company pays 50% of employee-only medical, dental, and vision; dependent coverage is paid by the employee
• Time off: One week of sick time in the first year, one week of PTO after one year, and two weeks after two years
• Reviews and bonuses: Reviews are held each December, and bonuses are possible
• Relocation: Candidates from outside the area are considered; relocation assistance is handled case by case

About Misany Engineering and apply

Misany Engineering & Machining Inc. started in 1989 when its founder began machining in his garage. Today it is a custom precision machining shop in Clarkdale, about 20 miles from Sedona, with a crew of about 15 machinists, serving prototype and production customers across the country. The shop recently earned ISO 9001:2015 certification and runs its own delivery driver for regular trips to the Phoenix area and Flagstaff.

If you are a setup machinist who wants to run your own setups in a job shop, use Quick Apply on this page and attach your resume. Your application goes to the hireCNC recruiting team handling this search for Misany Engineering.