Machinist - Engineering Lab

Victaulic Company; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Engineering Lab R&D Machinist to join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence. In this role, you will work with cutting-edge technology to fabricate high-quality components and prototypes, ensuring precision and adherence to project timelines. Your creativity will be crucial as you design and test prototypes, contributing to products that enhance safety and improve lives. This opportunity offers a collaborative environment where your expertise will directly impact the development of essential solutions across various sectors, from fire protection to clean water supply. Join a forward-thinking company that values your contributions and offers comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage

Paid Time Off

401K with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Adoption Assistance

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short-Term Disability

Company Paid EAP Program

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of machine shop or related experience required.
• Proficient in blueprint reading and precision measuring instruments.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate various machine tools including CNC machines.
• Machine prototype components from 3-D model files supplied by Engineering.

Skills

Blueprint Reading

Shop Math

Geometry

Precision Measuring Instruments

CNC Operation

Bench Work

Machine Setup

Education

High School Graduate

Tools

Milling Machines

CNC Machining Centers

Lathes

Surface Grinders

Drill Presses

Tool & Cutter Grinders

Micrometers

Calipers

Job description

Position: Engineering Lab R & D Machinist - First Shift

Location: Victaulic Engineering Laboratory - Easton, PA

Reports to: Engineering Lab Technical Lead - Machining

**RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED FOR THIS ROLE**

About Victaulic
Since 1919, Victaulic has been the world's leading producer of grooved mechanical couplings and pipe-joining systems. Used in the most demanding markets, Victaulic’s innovative piping technologies and services put people to work faster and maximize efficiency while increasing safety and ensuring reliability. The company has 13 major manufacturing facilities, 29 branches, and over 4,000 employees speaking 43 languages across the globe. With more than 1800 active global patents, Victaulic solutions operate in 125 countries across diverse business lines, including oil and gas, chemical, mining, power generation, water and wastewater treatment, military and marine, as well as commercial building and fire protection.

About the Team
The Engineering Lab is a community of 50 plus individuals that dedicate and pride themselves to the excellence of new product development testing. Our lab uses the latest and state of the art technology such as 3D printing, 3D scanning. We test products from ¼” to over 100” in diameter. We work with fire suppression systems that save people’s lives, we develop products that provide clean drinking water, and products that bring natural resources out of the ground to help improve every single human’s life every day.

Scope:
Working in a Corporate Engineering Research and Development Laboratory with the responsibility of machining and fabricating high-quality components and prototypes to maintain initiative and project timelines for new product or process introductions. This includes ensuring that all dimensional standards and requirements are met during the prototype construction stage. Creative input is required frequently, as prototype specifications are often incomplete during early project development.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Set up and operate machine tools including but not limited to the following:

• Milling Machines & Machining Centers (manual and CNC controlled)
• Engine & Slant Bed Lathes (manual and CNC controlled)
• Surface Grinder
• Drill Presses
• Tool & Cutter Grinders
• Cut-off Saw/ Band Saw/ Abrasive Saw

1. Use all applicable hand tools including: Micrometers (inside/outside), calipers, height gages, depth gages, etc.
2. Machine prototype components from 3-D model files supplied from Engineering Design.
3. Using creativity and self-direction in designing, machining, and testing of prototypes and fixtures when standard methods do not apply.
4. Machine components or prototypes to supplied Engineering blueprints within specified tolerance requirements.
5. Provide innovative input, as appropriate, to Engineering staff to help meet overall program goals.
6. Determine all necessary equipment and operating parameters necessary to achieve completion of assignments including; end mills, inserts, drills, reamers, fixturing, cutting speeds, surface finishes, etc.
7. Design and construct fixtures for aiding in the machining process as necessary.
8. Perform bench work with hand tools as necessary.
9. Perform maintenance on machine tools, equipment, and work area to maintain a proper work environment.
10. Ability to work from written or verbal instructions.
11. Participate in the Quality Improvement Program through the use of QWG’s, MATS’s, CATS, and utilization of QIP problem solving techniques.
12. Perform Technical Lab functions as necessary (hydro testing, inspection, pattern approvals, etc.).
13. Willingness to travel.
14. Specific policies and procedures have been established by the Engineering Department to provide for the security and accessibility of electronic data and confidential information. It is the responsibility of the employee, in the daily course of doing business, to follow said policies as they relate to document management (see EOG-26). The extent to which departmental research and development information is stored electronically has vastly increased, and will continue to do so. The new Federal rules pertaining to electronic discovery stipulate that substantive email communications constituted "records" under the Federal Records Act. It is therefore the responsibility of each departmental employee to understand their role in communicating via e-mails and that all e-mails must be written/responded to in a professional manner, as outlined in EOG-26.
15. Follow ALL safety procedures and guidelines.

Qualifications:

1. High school graduate.
2. Proficient in blueprint reading, assembly drawings, shop math, geometry, and use of precision measuring instruments.
3. Proficient in bench work including: drilling, tapping, filing, assembly, and inspection of components for form, fit, and function.
4. Minimum of eight years of machine shop or related experience.
5. Ability to set up, operate, and maintain all Lab machine tools in a proper and safe operating manner.
6. The ability to operate or adapt to the use of CNC controlled machine tools including programming, set-up, and proper operating parameters required to safely operate this equipment.
7. MasterCam experience preferred but not necessary.

Victaulic offers a full benefits package which includes: comprehensive healthcare coverage, paid time off plans, paid holidays, 401K with company match, company paid short-term disability, company paid life insurance, company paid EAP program, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance.

EEO Statement: Victaulic is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic data, or other legally protected status.