Machine Operator – Engine Lathe

Ferry Industries, Inc.; Stow (OH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferry Industries, Inc. is seeking a skilled Machine Operator – Engine Lathe for 1st shift in Ohio. The role demands five years of lathe experience in a job shop, blueprint literacy, and the ability to set up machines with precision.

You must own the required hand tools, read detailed drawings, and perform diverse machining of various parts while maintaining tight tolerances. Physical stamina is essential for lifting 50 lbs and long periods of work.

Qualifications

• 5 years of lathe operator experience in a job shop.
• Must own hand tools required for the position.
• Must read blueprints, grind tool bits, and use precision instruments.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret detailed blueprints.
• Perform highly diversified machining on various castings and parts with minimal supervision.
• Hold tolerances and make difficult set-ups.
• Select feeds and speeds; devise tooling for varying materials.
• Determine operation sequences and weld fit-up steps per drawings.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Machine setup

Precision measurement

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Machine Operator – Engine Lathe, 1st Shift

Qualifications:

• 5 years’ experience as lathe operator in job shop position.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Must have own hand tools required for position.
• Must be able to read blueprints, grind tool bits, make own set-ups and use precision instruments.
• Must be physically able to:
• Lift 50 lbs.
• Work 4–5-hour periods with 10 minutes break.
• Be able to work in areas requiring bending, stooping, turning, twisting, etc.

Primary Duties:

• Must read and interpret detailed blueprints.
• Must have the ability and experience to perform highly diversified work in machining a wide variety of various-sized castings, burnouts, bar stock and fabricated parts, with a minimum of supervision using complicated drawings.
• Hold tolerances as required by drawings
• Make difficult set-ups requiring extensive blocking and aligning of irregular-shaped parts.
• Select feeds and speeds.
• Devise tooling for varying materials and conditions
• Determine operation sequences, fit weldments, pre-heat weld, post-heat, straighten, bend, bow, and burn as required by the blueprints.

Secondary Duties:

• Maintain machine, i.e., keep machine clean, check and fill fluid levels as needed, keep tooling organized and ready to use.
• Clean area around machine.
• Perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by supervisor.
• Instruct or train new operators.

Rate: Starting rate will depend upon individual’s qualifications.

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