2nd Shift Machinist

Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Brand; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Brand, seeks a skilled machinist for lathe operations to determine tooling, feeds, and speeds from blueprints. You will secure workpieces, mount tools, and verify positions with precision instruments.

Experience with Mazatrol and Fanuc is preferred, including programming using Visi Software. Able to work 2nd shift and overtime, including weekends. Journeyman or apprenticeship background required.

Qualifications

• Journey Machinist or 3–5 years of experience as skilled machinist or successful completion of the apprenticeship program.
• Mechanical skills and aptitude.
• Proficient in Blueprint reading.
• Basic Math and Reading skills. Knowledge of highspeed carbide tooling.
• Ability to maintain a safe and clean work environment while complying with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations.
• Ability to safely operate an overhead crane and forklift.
• Owns tools, measuring devices and small hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Studies machining instructions such as job order, blueprint, process sheet, or layout on work piece to determine machining required, sequence of operation, tooling, feed, and speed rate.
• Positions and secures work piece to table, angle plate, vise, or chuck and verifies position. Selects and mounts tools.
• Moves controls to set feeds, speeds, and depth of cut, and to position tool and work piece in relation to each other, verifying position visually, with instruments, and by reading dials.
• Verifies dimensions of machined work piece with such measuring instruments as micrometers, telescoping gauges, vernier calipers, and dial indicators. Works to close tolerances.
• Uses precision positioning devices such as dial indicators mounted on machine troughs with standard length rods and work to close tolerances.
• Operates machine with automatic positioning controls.
• Lays out reference lines and machining locations on work piece, according to blueprints.
• CNC programming using “Mazatrol” and “Fanuc” G code utilizing Visi Software

Skills

Blueprint reading

Machining

Measuring devices

Overhead crane operation

Forklift operation

Mazatrol

Fanuc

Visi Software

Lathe operation

Education

Journeyman Machinist certification or apprenticeship

Tools

Mazatrol

Fanuc

Visi Software

Job description

• Studies machining instructions such as job order, blueprint, process sheet, or layout on work piece to determine machining required, sequence of operation, tooling, feed, and speed rate
• Positions and secures work piece to table, angle plate, vise, or chuck and verifies position. Selects and mounts tools.
• Moves controls to set feeds, speeds, and depth of cut, and to position tool and work piece in relation to each other, verifying position visually, with instruments, and by reading dials
• Verifies dimensions of machined work piece with such measuring instruments as micrometers, telescoping gauges, vernier calipers, and dial indicators. Works to close tolerances.
• Uses precision positioning devices such as dial indicators mounted on machine troughs with standard length rods and work to close tolerances
• Operates machine with automatic positioning controls
• Lays out reference lines and machining locations on work piece, according to blueprints
• CNC programming using “Mazatrol” and “Fanuc” G code utilizing Visi Software

Responsibilities:

• Studies machining instructions such as job order, blueprint, process sheet, or layout on work piece to determine machining required, sequence of operation, tooling, feed, and speed rate
• Positions and secures work piece to table, angle plate, vise, or chuck and verifies position. Selects and mounts tools.
• Moves controls to set feeds, speeds, and depth of cut, and to position tool and work piece in relation to each other, verifying position visually, with instruments, and by reading dials
• Verifies dimensions of machined work piece with such measuring instruments as micrometers, telescoping gauges, vernier calipers, and dial indicators. Works to close tolerances
• Uses precision positioning devices such as dial indicators mounted on machine troughs with standard length rods and work to close tolerances
• Operates machine with automatic positioning controls
• Lays out reference lines and machining locations on work piece, according to blueprints
• CNC programming using “Mazatrol” and “Fanuc” G code utilizing Visi Software

Requirements:

• Journey Machinist or 3 to 5 years of experience as skilled machinist or successful completion of the apprenticeship program.
• Mechanical skills and aptitude.
• Proficient in Blueprint reading
• Basic Math and Reading skills. Knowledge of highspeed carbide tooling.
• Ability to maintain a safe and clean work environment while complying with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations
• Ability to safely operate an overhead crane and forklift
• Owns tools, measuring devices and small hand tools.

Experience With Mazatrol And Fanuc Software Preferred

Previous Lathe experience preferred

**Must be able to work 2nd shift hours as well as overtime including weekends as needed**