MACHINE OPERATOR-A

Bollinger Shipyards; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bollinger Shipyards in Pascagoula, MS, is seeking a machine operator to set up and operate metal fabrication machines to cut, bend, and form metal plates according to blueprints and specifications.

You will read blueprints, position dies and fixtures, adjust controls, and inspect parts for conformance. Prior machinist or shipyard fabrication experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a machinist is helpful.
• Prior experience in shipbuilding or marine fabrication environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fabricates items such as angles, brackets, eye beams, curved plates and foundations per blueprints.
• Reads and interprets blueprints and shop orders to determine setup and operations.
• Sets up dies, blades, cutters and fixtures on machines.
• Adjusts controls to regulate machining factors and ensures accuracy.
• Inspects finished parts for compliance with drawings and specifications.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Machining experience

Machine setup

Tools

Metal fabrication equipment (brakes, rolls, shears, saws, presses)

Job description

GENERAL FUNCTION

The machine operator sets up and operates metal fabrication machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, saws and presses to cut, bend, straighten, and form metal plates, sheets and structural shapes according to blueprints and specifications.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities:

• Fabricates such items as angles, brackets, eye beams, curved plates and foundations. May fabricate aluminum louvers, hand-railings or walkways.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, engineering specifications and shop orders to determine machine setup, production methods, and sequence of operations.
• Selects, positions and secures dies, blades, cutters and fixtures onto machine, using rule, square, shims, templates, hand tools and built-in gauges.
• Adjust controls to set and regulate machining factors.
• Uses instruments to locate and mark bending or cutting lines and reference points on work piece.
• Positions work piece by using various items such as stops, guides, layout marks, cutting blades and hoists.
• Starts machine and observes in order to make adjustments as needed.
• Inspects work for compliance with blueprints, drawings and or specifications.

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Prior experience, as a machinist is helpful.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

Prior experience as a machine operator in a shipbuilding or marine fabrication environment is preferred.

Bollinger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, and without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity.