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Lead CNC Programmer

Mason · Chatsworth, GA

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Level
Technician
Team
Manufacturing
Experience asked
10+ years
Industry
Industrial
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The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level manufacturing role at Mason (industrial) in Chatsworth, GA.

They ask for
10+ years
Tools it names
Root cause, GD&T, AS9100, Robotics, Automation, CNC

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

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 63 live postings that list pay, out of 1043 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 18 other live manufacturing postings in Georgia.

Experience asked
More than usual (10+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ CNC 79%
  • ✓ Machining 74%
  • ✓ Tooling 53%
  • Team leadership 32%
  • ✓ GD&T 26%
  • ✓ SolidWorks 21%

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

Stands out: this posting asks for AS9100, Automation, Capacity planning, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 10+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 50 lbs

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Full description from MasonAs posted on their careers site.Show

Education & Experience

  • ✓10+ years Mastercam programming preferred.Solid Modeling: 3 years (Required)
  • ✓3+ years leadership or mentoring experience.
  • ✓Aerospace/AS9100 experience preferred.
  • ✓Vericut experience preferred
  • ✓Use of SolidWorks and Cimco editor is a plus
  • ✓Able to trouble shoot programming errors and make CNC's run more efficiently
  • ✓Knowledge of Horizontal and Vertical Mills Multi axis machines
  • ✓Strong problem-solving skills
  • ✓Attention to detail
  • ✓Ability to read blueprints and advance GD&T knowledge
  • ✓Good machining practice and knowledge of speeds and feeds.
  • ✓Cutting technique for stainless steel, aluminum, and other materials required
  • ✓Experience with working with castings is a plus
  • ✓Must have knowledge of CNC G-codes and M-codes.
  • ✓Knowledge of Renishaw probing use
  • ✓Knowledge of HAAS and Fanuc control
  • ✓General computer skills, including Microsoft office
  • ✓Strong Shop Math; analytic geometry, algebra and trigonometry
  • ✓High school diploma or GED
Show full description ↓

Lead CNC Programmer Lead CNC Programmer Mason welcomes people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward. We design, manufacture, and market highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. Mason, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transdigm, offers world-class control devices and subsystems such as control grips, throttles, HaWC controllers, and communications interfaces for today's advanced cockpits, military vehicles, and other specialized applications. Our solutions fall into two broad categories: control products and components. Title: CNC Programmar Job Family: Production Reports to: Manufacturing Manager FLSA Status Non exempt EEOC Class: Craft Worker Summary The Lead CNC Programmer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and standardizing CNC programs for multi-axis machining operations while providing technical leadership to programmers and machinists. This position drives continuous improvement, process optimization, tooling strategy, fixture design, and manufacturing efficiency to support aerospace and defense production requirements. The Lead CNC Programmer serves as the primary technical resource for CNC programming and machining processes. Position Duties Essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to:

  • •Lead and mentor CNC Programmers and Machinists.
  • •Establish programming standards and best practices.
  • •Review and approve CNC programs prior to production release.
  • •Lead process improvement projects focused on cycle time reduction and setup reduction.
  • •Develop and maintain tooling, fixture, and programming standards.
  • •Support capacity planning and machining strategy.
  • •Participate in DFM reviews with Engineering.
  • •Lead root cause investigations related to machining issues.
  • •Support implementation of automation, probing, and lights-out machining.
  • •Coordinate programming priorities and workload across the department.
  • •Lead and mentor CNC programmers and machinists.
  • •Establish programming standards and best practices.
  • •Review and approve CNC programs before release.
  • •Coordinate programming priorities and workload.
  • •Drive setup reduction and cycle time improvements.
  • •Lead DFM reviews with Engineering.
  • •Develop tooling and fixture standards.
  • •Support root cause and corrective action activities.
  • •Train programmers on Mastercam and machining strategies.
  • •Support machine utilization and capacity improvement initiatives.
  • •Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands

  • •While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate machinery
  • •Reaches, bends, twists
  • •Regularly lift 30-50 pounds
  • •Regularly perform repetitive tasks
  • •Regularly possess manual dexterity to put parts or pieces together quickly and accurately
  • •Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

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