Structural Lathe Hand - 2nd Shift

Lancaster Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ is seeking a skilled lathe operator to set up and run lathes, ensuring precise machining of carbon and alloy steels and other metals. You will work from prints and instructions, operate tooling, and monitor quality during production.

Responsibilities include selecting proper jaws, aligning workpieces, adjusting speeds and feeds, and performing standard operations with minimal supervision. Team collaboration and safety compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience reading prints and sketches.
• Ability to set up and operate a lathe.
• Strict adherence to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate lathe per work order and print specifications.
• Select and install appropriate chuck jaws; align and secure workpiece.
• Set speed and feed, install tooling, and complete machining cycles as instructed.
• Perform basic metal-cutting operations: facing, boring, drilling, turning, chamfering.
• Inspect parts and record production data, monitor oil and coolant levels.
• Assist with housekeeping and cooperate with team members.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Blueprint reading

Tools

Lathe operation

Overhead crane operation

Precision measuring tools

Job description

Job Description

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

Job Description

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Sets up and operates lathe to perform machining operations.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: Lathes and drills with common accessories, overhead crane and hand trucks, various power grinders, precision measuring equipment, miscellaneous hand tools.
MATERIALS: Carbon and alloy steels, non-ferrous metals and various other materials in such forms as bar stock, castings, forgings, tubing, weldments, stampings, etc.
SOURCE OF SUPERVISION: Foreman or Supervisor
DIRECTION EXERCISED: None

Working Procedure

• Receives work assignment, print/sketch, and general instructions from Supervisor. Examines print and work order to determine operation procedure and required finish tolerance specifications.
• Selects and installs appropriate chuck jaws; positions, aligns and secures workpiece; may use tailstock, live center or steadyrest to support part if required.
• Sets speed, feed, tool and tool holder according to established procedures and methods for operation to be performed. Installs tooling and operates speed, feed and other control levers in proper sequence to complete operation; may change or reset tool or reposition part several times to complete machining cycle.
• Performs limited range of common metal-cutting operations such as facing, boring, drilling, turning, chamfering, etc.
• Grinds or prescribes grinding tools for special applications as needed.
• Works under general supervision with guidance and direction available on unusual set up and operating problems.
• Burr and clean parts as required. Inspects and gages own work in progress, stamps and identifies parts, records production date, etc., as required. Checks and maintains oil levels, cutting oils, and coolants on a daily basis to provide continuous operation.
• May simultaneously operate single purpose automatic spline mill in conjunction with lathe, as required, to mill external keyways in parts such as feed tubes. Manually loads, unloads, and starts machine to complete automatic cycle.
• Responsible for performance of duties and for good housekeeping in immediate work area. May perform duties of a similar nature within the limits of the occupation.
• Cooperates with and receives assistance from other shop personnel in the performance of work functions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
Requisition ID: 23303