CNC Machine Operator/Programmer (2nd and 3rd Shift available)

Company: Best Metal Products
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Description: Job description Best Metal Products has immediate job openings for DMG Robot Programmer/Operator. About Us: For 60 years, Best Metal Products has supplied leading original equipment manufacturers all over the world with high quality, American-made, custom hydraulic cylinders. Position Summary : Sets up, programs, and operates DMG Robot Machine Center. Loads parts in machine, cycles machine, detects malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools. Familiarity with Programming Codes is required. Run production lots, communicate with co-workers and supervisor(s) regarding productions runs, and maintains safe, organized and clean work environment. Debugs programming issues and reprograms machines to manufacture parts to print specifications. Responsibilities/Duties: · Perform typical machine shop operations · Manually programs robot and other CNC machines · Perform basic maintenance activities such as PM checks, coolant changes, and filter changes · Detect and report defective materials or questionable conditions to management or designee · Maintain work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition · Follows prescribed safety procedures · Must be able to perform, but not limited to, the following tasks: milling, turning, drilling, tapping, de-burring, sawing and sanding · Perform inspection of machined products (including documentation of results) · Complete and maintain paperwork for parts Requirements: Experience: · 4-6 years machining and CNC machine tool set-up experience in a fabrication environment. Experience in conventional and G code programming

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