Machinist

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES; Sonora, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Paid vacation

10 holidays

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking a qualified Machinist for our Sonora, California sawmill. The role focuses on operating CNC mills and lathes, interpreting manufacturing drawings, and setting up tooling for precision parts.

Ideal candidates have 2 years of machinist experience or an educational equivalent, and can read blueprints with an understanding of speeds and feeds to hit tight tolerances. Excellent benefits accompany this full-time position.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ machinist experience or educational equivalent.
• Ability to read blueprints and shop drawings to produce parts.
• Familiar with speeds and feeds and precision tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Operate CNC mills and lathes to manufacture parts.
• Analyze drawings to set up multi-axis machining operations.
• Create and set up tooling and fixtures for production.
• Collaborate with engineers and assist millwrights as needed.
• Determine proper speeds/feeds for reference point location.
• Maintain quality and safety standards in the shop.

Skills

Machining

Blueprint reading

CNC operation

Speeds & feeds

Education

Machinist education or equivalent

Tools

Engine Lathe

Horizontal Mill

Vertical Mill

Drill Press

Job description

Machinists earn $38.69 per hour
We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified Machinist for our our sawmill in Sonora, California.

About the Position

• Responsible for running and operating CNC mills and Lathes
• Analyze manufacturing drawings to develop parts using multiple axis machining operations
• Create and set up tooling and fixtures
• Work closely with engineers and assist millwrights as needed
• Determine and utilize proper speeds and feeds to reference point location
• Maintain quality and manufacturing standards while adhering to the guidelines of a safe work environment

Qualifications

• 2 years’ recent, verifiable machinist experience or educational equivalent
• Programming software experience a plus
• Demonstrated ability to manually setup and operate Engine Lathes, horizontal and vertical mills and drill presses to produce precision parts
• Ability to read blueprints and shop drawings to produce parts
• Familiar with speeds and feeds
• Demonstrated ability to consistently hit tight tolerances (+/- .001) or better when needed
• Understanding of bearing fits
• Familiar with machining steel (A36, 1045, 4140), aluminum, and plastics

Why Join Our Team?

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.

About Our Company

Sierra Pacific Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing around 6,500 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are sustainably managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our eight biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.