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Loon4ever
Hey all!
So as one of the two guys in my shop that knows PC-DMIS and have ran a CMM, not to mention the other guy has no interest in the CMM, our Forman has asked me to conduct the interview of a prospective CMM Programmer/Operator/Inspector. To give some back ground we are an Aero shop and the boss likes his LEAN manufacturing. So of course there's never enough time, or enough people so you're always getting asked to check a part while you're barley half way through the one you're already working on.
My question to you guys is, if you were hiring a CMM Programmer who is expected to also operate the CMM and preform Non CMM Inspections what would you go about asking them? What skills do you find to be the most valuable for a CMM Programmer/Operator to have? Anything I should look for as a red flag? Also any advice of things to look for or for conducting the interview would be greatly appreciated. I will not be alone with the prospective employee since this will be my first interview but I'll be the only one there with CMM experience.
Thanks in advance for any tips or tricks you guys can shoot my way!

-Loon

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  • I'm surprised no one mentioned anything about certifications that might help boost your candidacy as the next programmer for a company you're interviewing with. With how important understanding GD&T is in our community, I expected to see people chime in with GDTP certs being a prerequisite prior to applying. I've not seen this requirement in any job postings recently as well. Just surprising to say the least.

    While we're on this topic - are there ANY certifications beyond the ones offered by the ASME that might help you jump to front of the field when interviewing for work?

    The ASQ has several certifications that tend to be well recognized in the US and the countries that manufacture most of our stuff like China and Mexico. I have as CSSGB (Certified Six Sigma Green Belt) cert that is a more general cert for all sorts of things related to Quality Assurance. That normally seems to get some attention when I go for interviews. I used to have a CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) cert, but I stopped renewing that when I found that I didn't like the type of attention it was getting. Employers would see that and realize I could do all sorts of boring QMS stuff for them - no thank you!

    One of the ASQ certs that may be most applicable to CMM work is CQI (Certified Quality Inspector). That covers Math, Gauges, Specialized Equipment, Blueprint reading, GD&T, Sampling plans, etc.
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  • I'm surprised no one mentioned anything about certifications that might help boost your candidacy as the next programmer for a company you're interviewing with. With how important understanding GD&T is in our community, I expected to see people chime in with GDTP certs being a prerequisite prior to applying. I've not seen this requirement in any job postings recently as well. Just surprising to say the least.

    While we're on this topic - are there ANY certifications beyond the ones offered by the ASME that might help you jump to front of the field when interviewing for work?

    The ASQ has several certifications that tend to be well recognized in the US and the countries that manufacture most of our stuff like China and Mexico. I have as CSSGB (Certified Six Sigma Green Belt) cert that is a more general cert for all sorts of things related to Quality Assurance. That normally seems to get some attention when I go for interviews. I used to have a CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) cert, but I stopped renewing that when I found that I didn't like the type of attention it was getting. Employers would see that and realize I could do all sorts of boring QMS stuff for them - no thank you!

    One of the ASQ certs that may be most applicable to CMM work is CQI (Certified Quality Inspector). That covers Math, Gauges, Specialized Equipment, Blueprint reading, GD&T, Sampling plans, etc.
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