
CNC Swiss Setup Machinist – Day Shift (Citizen / Mitsubishi)
🔎At a Glance
Company: Advance Screw Products
Location: St. Francis, WI (On-Site)
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Range: $26 – $35 per hour (based on experience)
Shift: 1st Shift — 6:00 AM–2:30 PM or 7:00 AM–3:00 PM (Mon–Fri)
Overtime: Available (optional Saturday mornings)
Experience Level: Mid-Level (2+ years Swiss setup experience preferred)
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Why This Role Exists
Advance Screw Products is expanding capacity to support steady customer demand for high-precision turned components. This role is critical to maintaining efficient production, consistent quality, and reliable delivery across complex Swiss-machined parts.
As a CNC Swiss Setup Machinist, you will play a key role in producing small, high-precision components for industries including automotive, medical, industrial, and consumer equipment — with a strong emphasis on craftsmanship and process stability.
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The Work You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you will:
- Perform complete setups on CNC Swiss-type lathes
- Load, verify, and prove out CNC programs at the machine
- Install guide bushings, collets, bar stock, and tooling
- Set tool heights, offsets, and work coordinates
- Configure bar feeders and support production runs
- Conduct first-article inspections and make adjustments
- Monitor part quality and maintain process stability
- Troubleshoot machining and tooling issues
- Collaborate with programmers, quality, and production teams
- Maintain a clean, organized workspace following safety standards
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Machines, Controls & Equipment
You’ll work with equipment such as:
Machines: Citizen D25 CNC Swiss Lathes
Controls: Mitsubishi
Production Systems: Bar feeders, automated part handling
Inspection Tools: Micrometers, calipers, pin gauges, bore gauges, optical comparators
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Materials You’ll Work With
- Carbon steels (including free-machining grades)
- Stainless steel
- Brass
- Aluminum
- Plastics and specialty alloys
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What We’re Looking For
Required
- 2+ years of CNC Swiss setup experience
- Strong understanding of Swiss machining principles and guide bushing operation
- Ability to independently set up jobs from prints and setup sheets
- Proficiency with G-code and CNC controls
- Ability to read blueprints and GD&T
- Strong knowledge of tooling, inserts, and offsets
- Reliable, safety-minded, and detail-oriented
Preferred (Not Required)
- Experience with live tooling, cross drilling, and milling operations
- Experience machining small-diameter, tight-tolerance parts
- Familiarity with unattended or lights-out machining
- Knowledge of SPC or process capability concepts
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Why Machinists Like Working Here
Machinists choose Advance Screw Products because:
- Clean, organized, heated shop environment
- Family-owned company with long-term stability
- Specialized work on precision turned components
- Modern Swiss equipment alongside proven production machines
- Realistic schedules with optional overtime
- Strong benefits and profit-sharing potential
- Team culture that values skilled tradespeople
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Pay, Benefits & Schedule
Pay Range: $26 – $35 per hour (DOE)
Benefits (after eligibility period)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- Retirement plan with profit sharing
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Paid personal days
- Weekly pay
- Uniform service provided
- Optional overtime opportunities
Schedule
1st Shift:
- 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM or 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Monday–Friday)
- Optional Saturday overtime: 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM
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Apply
Interested machinists can apply directly through hireCNC.
👉 Apply now to join a precision machining team where your setup skills truly matter.
Years of experience
- 2+ years of experience
Salary range
- $26 - $35 an hour
Machine Type Programming Experience
- Swiss