Machinist

Teledyne

Rancho Cordova (CA)

On-site

USD 51,000 - 68,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated in Rancho Cordova, CA, is seeking an experienced machinist. You will set up and operate manual lathes, mills, drills, and plastic parts, ensuring adherence to specifications and tolerances.

Responsibilities include interpreting complex drawings, planning work sequences, and performing precision measurements for high-quality prototype parts. The role requires 8+ years in machine shop experience, strong math and programming familiarity, and a commitment to

Qualifications

  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent; vocational training preferred.
  • Typically requires 8+ years’ machine shop experience including machine programming.
  • Ability to read safety rules and maintenance instructions; basic writing and math skills.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate manual lathe, manual mill, drills, or plastic parts; adjust for specs.
  • Plan, lay out, fabricate, and assemble complex machined parts and prototypes.
  • Interpret drawings, route sheets, and specifications to determine work procedures, tools, speeds, feeds, and tolerances.
  • Compute precise dimensions and use precision measuring instruments for part fabrication.
  • Perform quality machining of various materials as needed.

Skills

Oral/Written Communication
Teamwork
Ethics
Organizational Skills
Planning/Organizing
Professionalism
Quality Focus
Attention to Detail
Safety Awareness
Initiative

Education

High School Diploma or GED
Vocational training in machine shop

Tools

Measuring tools

Job description

US - Rancho Cordova, CA (TDY)

Full time

REQ35625

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Under minimum supervision, set up, and operate all types of machinery, manual lathe, manual mill, drills, or plastic parts. Make adjustments to adhere to established specifications. Make decisions as to quality, tolerances and operation sequence. Tasks and assignments include the complex and non-routine. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Perform prototype work from detailed specifications. Exercise considerable care of equipment, tools, parts, machines, and materials to prevent damage.
  • Plan, layout, fabricate, and assemble the most complex production machined parts and highly complex prototype research and development machined parts.
  • Interpret drawings, route sheets and other specifications to ascertain nature of assigned work orders. Determine own work procedure of assigned number of pieces, types of metal, types of machines, tools and attachments, speeds and feeds, tolerances and sequences of operations. Exercises considerable judgment, ingenuity, initiative in the planning, layout and performance of all assignments.
  • Compute accurate mathematical dimensions needed to manufacture parts of a complex nature. Use precision measuring instruments.
  • Perform quality machining of various types of materials as needed.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
  • Oral/Written Communication – Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Records data; Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information.
  • Teamwork – Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
  • Ethics – Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically.
  • Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization’s goals and values.
  • Planning/Organizing – Uses time efficiently.
  • Professionalism – Approaches other in a tactful manner; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
  • Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
  • Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
  • Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures including using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required and wearing company issued badge when on company property; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and material properly.
  • Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment.
  • Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
  • Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.
  • Initiative – Asks for and offers help when needed.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:
  • High school diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent knowledge gained through formal education including vocational training.

  • Typically requires a minimum of 8+ years’ of machine shop experience that include machine programming.

  • Ability to use shop mathematics, drawings and measuring tools. Language Skills:

  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

  • Ability to speak effectively with other employees of organization.

  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to enter time and data into a computer system as well as perform functions in the computer.

Salary Range:

$50,600.00-$67,500.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

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