Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
We are seeking an experienced CNC Programmer for a direct hire opportunity in Adelanto, CA. This role is ideal for a skilled CNC Machinist with strong programming, setup, troubleshooting, and operating experience who takes pride in producing precision-machined components in a quality-driven manufacturing environment.
This is a stable, full-time opportunity with competitive hourly pay, benefits, and room for continued training and career growth. The work environment is clean, safety-focused, and team-oriented, with supportive leadership and collaboration across Engineering, Quality, Production Control, and shop leadership. Candidates who enjoy solving machining challenges, improving processes, and taking ownership of high-quality work will find this to be a strong long-term career opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Program, set up, operate, and troubleshoot CNC equipment to produce precision-machined components.
- Perform complete machine setups, including tooling, fixtures, offsets, workholding, and machining strategies.
- Operate CNC Mills, CNC Lathes, Horizontal Mills, and Vertical Boring Mills.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, GD&T, and machining specifications.
- Inspect completed parts using precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, and height gauges.
- Maintain production documentation, support preventative maintenance, and follow all safety, quality, and environmental procedures.
Compensation and Benefits
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Pay range: $28.00 to $35.00 per hour, based on experience.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday
- Overtime may be required based on business needs.
- Vacation pay.
- Holiday pay.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits with shared employee cost.
- Company 401k plan.
- Stable, full-time employment.
- Career growth opportunities.
- Clean, safety-focused manufacturing environment.
- Program CNC equipment and develop machining strategies for precision components.
- Perform full CNC machine setups, including tooling, fixtures, offsets, and workholding.
- Operate and troubleshoot CNC Mills, CNC Lathes, Horizontal Mills, and Vertical Boring Mills.
- Support quality, safety, documentation, and continuous improvement in a production environment.
- 6 to 10 years of CNC machining, CNC programming, setup, and operating experience.
- Strong ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, GD&T, and machining specifications.
- Experience with precision inspection tools, including micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, and height gauges.
- Knowledge of tooling selection, feeds and speeds, offsets, workholding, and machining best practices.
- Ability to troubleshoot machining issues and make accurate adjustments to maintain quality and production standards.
- Strong attention to detail, safety awareness, problem-solving ability, and commitment to producing quality work.
- Ability to work well with Engineering, Quality, Production Control, and shop leadership in a team-oriented environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a high-precision or quality-driven manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting process improvements, setup reduction, and machining efficiency initiatives.
- Cross-functional experience working with Engineering, Quality, and Production teams.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
The Know Your Rights poster is available here:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf
The pay transparency policy is available here:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.
AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf
We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.