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CNC Programmer

Taurus Tool and Engineering · Muncie, IN

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Level
Technician
Team
Manufacturing
Industry
Industrial
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The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level manufacturing role at Taurus Tool and Engineering (industrial) in Muncie, IN. You will enjoy paid holidays, a climate-controlled work environment, and opportunity to use state of the art equipment.

Tools it names
Robotics, CNC, Machining, Tooling
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.

Median of the low and high ends of 50 live postings that list pay, out of 825 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 24 other live manufacturing postings in Indiana.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 76%
  • Root cause 44%
  • ✓ Tooling 36%
  • ✓ Machining 32%
  • EHS / safety 32%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 28%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Taurus Tool and Engineering

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
    • How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

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  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

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Skills & Experience

  • ✓Master Cam programming experience desired
  • ✓Fanuc control experience
  • ✓Ability to read prints, drawings and specifications and apply knowledge to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished parts and set up

requirements

  • ✓Set up programs and operate the machines for 1st off and short run jobs. Verify the accuracy of tool settings and programmed control data
  • ✓Strong understanding of machining factors such as speed, feed, selection of tooling
  • ✓Ability to read and interpret documents such as work instructions, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
  • ✓Ability to complete reports and correspondence in writing
  • ✓Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
  • ✓Ability to apply concepts of algebra and geometry
  • ✓Ability to read and use calipers, micrometers, gauges and other measuring instruments used to perform the job.
  • ✓Ability to use common hand tools required to perform the job
  • ✓Ability to work in group situations
  • ✓Ability to be punctual

About

As a Taurus Tool and Engineering team member, you will enjoy paid holidays, a climate-controlled work environment, and opportunity to use state of the art equipment. Full time employees are offered a competitive pay and benefits package including medical, dental, life and disability insurance coverage as well as company profit sharing and 401K with company match. Taurus Tool and Engineering is a drug free work environment.

\nCompany Description Located in Muncie, IN

Company Description

Located in Muncie, IN

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Job Description

Job Description Join a clean, modern facility led by hands on ownership that is focused on growth and retention, where you will take on complex, tight tolerance machining work and avoid the repetition of a production shop.

CNC Mill Operator

Taurus Tool and Engineering is focused on obtaining goals through team effort. If you are looking for a rewarding career with a company that values you and your ideas, we would like to hear from you.

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