Machine Shop Lead

Lucifer Lighting Company is a privately held San Antonio-based designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered architectural lighting fixtures. You’ll find our products everywhere from SF MOMA to the Nike Headquarters. We’re in the campuses of 4 of the 5 largest tech companies and 5 of the top 10 tallest towers in the U.S. Our customers are the world’s leading architects and designers who look for minimalist industrial design and place a premium on service, quality, and innovation.  Our people make magic happen; we are passionate, smart, hard-working, committed, and creative.

Lucifer Lighting is looking for a Machine Shop Lead This is a great opportunity for a self-starter who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment that is focused on being the premier designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered architectural lighting fixtures.  We like to make work enjoyable, engaging with a focused effort of developing you and your professional career goals!

As a Full-time employee, you will enjoy our “best-in-class” benefits package with career advancement opportunities. We have an incredible schedule, Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; a benefits package that includes health insurance and 401K Plan matching contributions; and generous paid time off that also includes 10 paid holidays as well as the entire last week of the year!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review blueprints, drawings, specifications or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of part/product, sequence of operations, and/or setup operations.
• Identify, produce, and gauge a variety of threads.
• Measure, mark, and otherwise indicate the dimensions and reference points on the part or material to be used as guides for subsequent machining.
• Select, align, and secure the holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines to include mills, lathes and grinders.
• Calculate and set controls to regulate various machine factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut.
• Start and observe machine operation to detect any malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjust the machine controls or control media as necessary.
• Verify conformance of finished part to ensure that it meets specifications
• Perform routine quality checks on each team member.
• Perform daily maintenance duties and/or notify supervisor of any equipment-related issues that may require attention.
• Maintain clean and orderly shop.
• Maintain machine schedule for jobs and preventative maintenance.
• Track output to ensure efficiency of production.
• Maintain a daily routine operator checklist.
• Train team members on new equipment when necessary.
• Meet weekly with supervisor to provide updates and feedback on shop.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to interpret blueprints, drawing, specifications and determine dimensions and tolerances.
• Skilled in making N/C program changes.
• Skilled in the use of measuring tools and equipment (micrometers, calipers, indicators, height gauges, thread gauges, and plug gauges, air gauges, and optical comparator).
• Ability to accurately add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers.
• Excel in a fast-paced work environment.

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma
• Four years machining experience and operation of CNC machinery (mills, lathes, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Trade or technical school training.

Physical Requirements:

• Adhere to all PPE requirements.
• Manual dexterity and sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of time.
• Frequent bending, stooping, reaching and crouching.
• Visual acuity to complete precision machining and to read printed and electronic documents.
• Lifting and/or exerting of force up to 50 pounds frequently and team lifting heavier items.
• Frequent driving of motor vehicles or mobile equipment.

Working Environment:

• Air-conditioned and smoke-free workplace

Lucifer Lighting is an equal opportunity employer