JOURNEYMAN MANUAL MACHINIST

gpac; Canby (OR); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

gpac is seeking a Journeyman-level Manual Machinist who can take a print, worn part, or repair project and determine how to machine it correctly from start to finish with sound experience.

This is not a production operator role. The ideal candidate will handle one-off parts, repair work, and larger components, setting up and operating manual engine lathes, mills, and other conventional tools while ensuring tolerances and precision measurements.

Qualifications

• Journeyman-level manual machining experience.
• Strong experience on manual lathes and conventional machine tools.
• Ability to independently set up your own jobs.
• Strong blueprint-reading and precision-measurement skills.
• Experience with repair machining, one-off parts, or reverse-engineered components is highly valued.
• Comfortable machining larger or irregular parts.
• Must understand tooling, tolerances, feeds, speeds, and workholding.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate manual engine lathes, mills, boring equipment, and other conventional machine tools.
• Machine new and repair components from prints, sketches, samples, or existing worn parts.
• Perform turning, facing, boring, threading, drilling, tapping, milling, and related machining operations.
• Select tooling, workholding, speeds, and feeds based on the material and job.
• Hold close tolerances and verify work using micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, and other precision measuring tools.
• Work with shafts, housings, gears, sleeves, bushings, and other industrial components.
• Troubleshoot unusual setups and determine the best way to machine or repair a part safely and accurately.

Skills

Manual machining

Blueprint reading

Precision measurement

Problem solving

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Bore gauges

Dial indicators

Job description

Job Posting

If you are a true manual machinist who can take a print, worn part, or repair project and determine how to machine it correctly from start to finish, this is the kind of work where your experience matters.

If you are a true manual machinist who can take a print, worn part, or repair project and determine how to machine it correctly from start to finish, this is the kind of work where your experience matters.

This is not a production operator position. We are looking for an experienced Journeyman-level Manual Machinist who is comfortable with one-off parts, repair work, large components, and jobs that require real machining judgment.

What You'll Do

• Set up and operate manual engine lathes, mills, boring equipment, and other conventional machine tools.
• Machine new and repair components from prints, sketches, samples, or existing worn parts.
• Perform turning, facing, boring, threading, drilling, tapping, milling, and related machining operations.
• Select tooling, workholding, speeds, and feeds based on the material and job.
• Hold close tolerances and verify work using micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, and other precision measuring tools.
• Work with shafts, housings, gears, sleeves, bushings, and other industrial components.
• Troubleshoot unusual setups and determine the best way to machine or repair a part safely and accurately.

What We're Looking For

• Journeyman-level manual machining experience.
• Strong experience on manual lathes and conventional machine tools.
• Ability to independently set up your own jobs.
• Strong blueprint-reading and precision-measurement skills.
• Experience with repair machining, one-off parts, or reverse-engineered components is highly valued.
• Comfortable machining larger or irregular parts.
• Must understand tooling, tolerances, feeds, speeds, and workholding.

This is not a fit for someone whose experience is limited to CNC operation or loading parts into an established production setup.

Why Join Us

Work in an established precision-machining environment where experienced tradespeople are valued for what they know. The work offers variety, challenging repair and one-off projects.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.