Machinist Cover Letter Example

Scrap on my machines stays below 0.8%, and the first part of every run is checked to 0.001 inch before the batch goes on. I am applying for the CNC Machinist role at Kishwaukee Precision Components, where close tolerances are the whole job.

On the day shift at Winnebago Precision Parts I set up and run two CNC lathes and a mill, producing about 400 hydraulic fittings a week. I check the first part of each run with micrometers and a coordinate measuring machine. Scrap stays low because I check tool wear every 50 parts and change inserts on schedule instead of waiting for a bad part to tell me. On our most common job I cut setup from 90 minutes to 55 by building a standard tool kit and a written setup sheet.

Kishwaukee Precision Components makes the same family of parts I have machined for four years, hydraulic fittings and valve bodies, so I would not be learning your tolerances or materials from scratch. The five-axis cell is the other draw, because I want my next years of programming to reach beyond the parts I already know. You need someone to write and prove new programs, and I do that now in Mastercam from the drawing, proving each one at the machine; 11 of my last 12 new parts passed first article. I edit G-code at Fanuc and Haas controls too, which helps when a proven program needs a small change on the floor.

A blank copy of my setup sheet template is ready to bring to an interview, with no customer drawings on it. Which job on your floor takes longest to set up today? That is usually where I look first for time to save.