Herkules USA

CNC Machining Careers in Ford City, Pennsylvania

Large machine tools | Precision milling & turning | Industrial manufacturing

🔎 At a glance

Company Name: Herkules USA Corp.
Location: Ford City, PA 16226, USA
Founded: Part of a family-owned machine-tool group with more than 100 years of tradition
Shop Type: Machine-tool manufacturing and modernization
Industries Served: Steel, aluminum, paper and other industrial markets
Production Style: Large, complex, high-precision components and custom machines
Machining Capabilities: CNC milling, turning, grinding and large-part machining
Materials: Cast iron, steel and aluminum

🏭 About Herkules USA

Herkules USA designs, manufactures and modernizes high-performance machine tools at its Ford City, Pennsylvania operation. The company is part of the HerkulesGroup, an international, owner-managed family business with more than a century of machine-tool experience and approximately 1,500 employees worldwide.

The Ford City team builds and supports large roll grinding machines, lathes and related machine-tool systems used by demanding industrial customers. Mechanical production, electrical work, machine assembly and modernization capabilities are supported in-house, giving machinists the opportunity to see how complex equipment moves from engineered concept to finished machine.

Herkules combines an international outlook with a people-focused culture, flat hierarchies and long-term career opportunities. For machinists who enjoy large workpieces, challenging setups and work that depends on sound judgment, the Ford City operation offers the chance to contribute directly to machines that set standards in roll machining around the world.

👍 Why you’ll like working here

• Secure work with an established, internationally active machine-tool manufacturer
• Varied machining challenges rather than repetitive commodity production
• Large, technically interesting components made from cast iron, steel and aluminum
• Climate-controlled production environment
• Bonus payments and opportunities for career growth
• Collegial, family-like team environment
• Continuous learning alongside experienced technicians, engineers and machinists
• Work that contributes directly to precision grinding and turning machines used worldwide

⚙️ What you’ll be working on

Machinists at Herkules USA set up, program and operate CNC turning and milling centers to produce large, high-precision machine components. Depending on the role, the work may include 5-axis machining, CNC milling, loading and aligning large workpieces, selecting tools, making real-time program corrections, independently operating cranes and checking finished work against technical drawings and required dimensions.

⭐ Shop highlights

• More than 100 years of machine-tool tradition across the HerkulesGroup
• Approximately 115 employees at the Ford City operation
• Large, air-conditioned production halls
• New machine production and machine modernization performed in Ford City
• Mechanical production and electrical work supported in-house
• Turning, milling, grinding and measurement capabilities
• Internationally recognized roll grinding machines and lathes
• Employee-focused culture with flat hierarchies

🛠️ Machines & technology

CNC machining: CNC turning and milling centers, including 5-axis machining capability
Large-part production: Equipment and crane-supported processes for aligning, clamping and machining large workpieces
Other production technology: Grinding machines, lathes and measurement systems used in high-precision machine-tool manufacturing

📏 Quality & inspection

The work requires careful interpretation of technical drawings, correct tool selection, in-process adjustments and quality assurance throughout machining. Herkules USA’s range of turning, milling, grinding and measuring systems supports high-precision production of machine components.

💼 Current CNC career opportunities

• CNC Machinist / Programmer – 5-Axis Machining
• CNC Machinist / Programmer – Milling

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