Machinist(CNC) - Red Valve

Red Valve; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign On Bonus

Health and Wellness Incentives

Employee Engagement Activities

Job summary

Red Valve is seeking a machinist to set up and operate CNC lathes and multi-axis machining centers, following blueprints and GD&T. The role requires reading specs, using precision measuring tools, and ensuring production meets quality standards. You will participate in lean initiatives, train newer machinists, and maintain a safe, organized work cell.

Experience with G Code edits and 1–5 years in an industrial setting are preferred. No travel is required for this role.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 3 years of related experience or training.
• 1–5 years CNC experience, Lathe focus.
• Experience with blueprints and tolerances.
• Experience using precision measuring equipment.
• Industrial environment experience preferred.
• Horizontal machining center experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Read job specs from build sheet/blueprint to determine material and machines needed.
• Set up and operate multi-axis machining centers.
• Identify and assess tools for each job request.
• Understand and edit G Code as needed.
• Manufacture parts to meet production and quality requirements.
• Maintain equipment and tools in working order.
• Track production via ERP and daily management.
• Notify supervisor of mechanical/material issues.
• Maintain safe, clean work area and 5S standards.
• Mentor newer machinists and participate in Kaizen events.

Skills

CNC Lathe

G Code

Blueprints & tolerances

Precision measuring

Industrial environment

Horizontal machining center

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Multi-axis machining centers

CNC Lathe tooling

Job description

Job Description

Company Summary

Since 1953, Red Valve has set the standard for solving the world's toughest flow control challenges through unmatched elastomer design and manufacturing experience. Red Valve is dedicated to exceeding customer expectations with proven, creative, high-value solutions.

Red Valve has a passion for innovation and creativity, with a wealth of patents and best approaches developed for customers' needs. The people of Red Valve embrace this passion every day, providing reliable solutions to customers' most demanding challenges, wherever and whenever they are needed most.

Our Core Values

Driven to Win Right - Can Do! - High Power - Low Ego & Thrive Together

Red Valve was acquired by DeZURIK on January 1, 2021.

Our organization offers the following:

• Sign On Bonus
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Employee Engagement Activities

A Red Valve Machinist will be accountable for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing production equipment to manufacture products according to production specifications, schedules, volume/cost/wastage targets, and quality standards. Follows established safety/environmental practices and regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Correctly reads job specifications from build sheet/work order/blueprint/specification/GD&T, to determine exact material required and machines materials to produce sub-assemblies or finished products
• Set up and operate multi-axis machining centers
• Responsible for tool identification and assessment for applicable job request
• Understand G Code programming to make any edits needed
• Manufacture parts to meet production and quality requirements
• Ensures that all equipment and tools are maintained in working order
• Tracks production via daily management and ERP system
• Notifies supervisor of any mechanical or material issues
• Maintains a clean and safe work area
• Responsible for maintaining high quality standards
• Participate in Kaizen events and continuous improvement/lean initiatives
• Perform routine machine maintenance and inspections
• Maintain work cell through 5S and housekeeping
• May need to operate a forklift
• Assist with training and mentoring newer machinists
• Participates in special projects as required

Education/Skills/Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or three (3) years of experience and/or training or equivalent combination of experience and education.

• 1 to 5 years' CNC experience (CNC Lathe experience required)
• 1 to 5 years' experience running Lathe equipment and or machinery, as well as setup and manual operation
• Experience with blueprints and tolerances
• Experience in an industrial environment
• Experience using precision measuring equipment
• Horizontal machining center experience is preferred

Travel

No travel required

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 50lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee's ability to see near and far distances.

DISCLAIMER

The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.