Machinist

Precision Castparts Corp.; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential 10%

Quarterly bonus

Overtime opportunities

PTO 80 hours/year

Holidays 10 days/year

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. in Groton, CT is seeking a machinist to perform a wide range of machining operations using lathes, drills, saws, and grinders to complete casting parts following standard methods and procedures.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM. Incentives include 10% shift differential, quarterly incentive bonus, and overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of machining experience in a shop environment.
• Ability to read blueprints and route cards.
• Experience with lathes, drills, grinders and related tooling.
• Commitment to quality and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate machinery to perform repetitive machining on castings.
• Check parts against specifications and adjust as needed.
• Report defects and maintain a clean, safe work area.
• Follow procedures and route cards; replace tooling when needed.

Skills

Machining operations

Blueprint reading

Machine setup

Quality inspection

Safety compliance

Education

Applied trades training

Tools

Lathes

Drills

Grinders

Saws

Job description

Schedule: Monday - Friday: 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM

Incentives: 10% Shift Differential + Quarterly Incentive Bonus + Overtime Opportunities

Purpose

Under limited supervision, perform a wide range of machining operations using lathes, drills, saws, and grinders to complete casting parts following standards methods and procedures.

Essential Job Functions

• Work from route cards, blueprints and/or supplied instructions to setup and operate machinery to perform a wide range of generally repetitive machining operations on product castings. Speeds, feeds, tooling and operation sequence generally specified, but vary within limits as necessary to obtain required finish and tolerances. Exercise care in clamping and operating to avoid distortion, springing or breakage. Align and level machine tools and equipment to required accuracy and check to ensure effective operation. Replace defective or damaged tooling as necessary.
• Check completed parts to ensure compliance with specifications. Perform various other similar or associated duties as required.
• Detect and report defective materials, improper operations and unusual conditions to proper supervision. Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition. Follow prescribed safety regulations.
• Perform a variety of other duties and tasks of equal or lesser complexity as assigned by supervisor.

Special Skills and Physical Requirements

• Perform progressive machining operation on parts and items following standard or accepted methods and procedures. Requires the use of judgment to setup and operate various machine tools, perform hand and bench operations, maintain tolerance, work from samples complex drawings sketches.
• Light physical effort handling parts and materials, setting up machines. Time spent in observation, checking. Equivalent to frequently exerting light effort, some average or heavy effort involved
• Continuous mental or visual attention while performing carrying machine and hand operations, some close attention to maintain critical tolerances, make close setups

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to the Machine Shop lead person and the Finishing supervisor.

Education and Experience

• Over 3 experience.
• Use shop mathematics, charts, tables, formulae. Work from complex drawings, sketches, samples. Knowledge of machine tool setup and operation, material characteristics. Equivalent to 1 to 3 years of applied trades training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Pay & Benefits

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $22.75 to $34.00 US Dollar (USD) Hourly based on a variety of factors.

• For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company’s Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 1X the Company’s bonus multiple, based on the Company’s performance in the applicable quarter.
• Employees will receive 80 hours paid time off every year.
• Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays annually, consisting of 8 fixed holidays and 2 floating holidays.
• Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.

National Security and Export Controls

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

About PCC

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.

We are constantly searching for the best talent and offer excellent development programs for recent graduates as well as meaningful work experience for those still studying.