CMM Programmer

Cox Machine - Wichita, KS

Full-time

Wichita, KS

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The CMM Programmer at Cox Machine Inc. plays a crucial role in ensuring quality in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for communicating and resolving quality-related issues by performing first part and final inspections as necessary. The CMM Programmer supports both the Quality and Manufacturing functions by educating employees on quality systems, quality metrics, and customer engineering. Adhering to the quality management system, the programmer follows designated work instructions and procedures to ensure that quality products are manufactured. A key aspect of this role involves generating CMM programs utilizing PC-DMIS metrology software, ensuring that these programs meet DPD/MBD and engineering requirements. In addition to creating CMM programs, the programmer is tasked with correcting and revising these programs as needed to support manufacturing needs. Training operators on proper CMM usage is also a significant responsibility, as is maintaining and sustaining existing CMM programs. The CMM Programmer provides training, learning, and development opportunities for all employees, partnering with other departments to ensure adherence to the Quality Management System and compliance requirements. Collaboration with operations, leaders, purchasing, customer service, and others is essential to efficiently meet customer demand. The role requires excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with internal customers. The CMM Programmer inspects and evaluates products for quality and defects, providing visibility to supervision regarding potential quality issues and offering input on internal perceptions related to Quality and Delivery performance. Working closely with Manufacturing and Quality Assurance personnel, the programmer performs in-process reviews to ensure best practices are followed and completes AS9102 FAIs as required, ensuring that all manufactured products meet customer requirements. Other related duties may be assigned as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and resolve quality-related issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Perform first part and final inspections as necessary.
• Educate employees on quality systems, quality metrics, and customer engineering.
• Follow quality management system designated work instructions and procedures to ensure quality product is manufactured.
• Generate CMM programs utilizing PC-DMIS metrology software.
• Ensure CMM programs meet DPD/MBD and engineering requirements.
• Correct and revise CMM programs as needed to support manufacturing needs.
• Train operators on proper CMM usage.
• Maintain and sustain CMM programs.
• Provide training, learning, and development where appropriate for all employees.
• Partner with other departments to ensure adherence to the Quality Management System and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with operations, leaders, purchasing, customer service, and others to efficiently meet customer demand.
• Inspect and evaluate products for quality and defects.
• Provide visibility to supervision of potential quality issues and input on internal perceptions associated with Quality and Delivery performance.
• Work with Manufacturing and Quality Assurance personnel to perform in-process reviews and assure best practices are followed.
• Complete AS9102 FAIs as required.
• Ensure products manufactured meet all customer requirements.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Experience with CMM programming and operation, particularly using PC-DMIS metrology software.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and quality assurance processes.
• Ability to perform detailed inspections and evaluations of products for quality and defects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities and shifting time requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex inspections.
• Ability to make decisions based on customer and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in training and developing employees on quality systems and processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with AS9102 First Article Inspection requirements.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, particularly in aerospace or similar industries.
• Knowledge of DPD/MBD engineering requirements.