Machinist II

R-TECH SAS; Wamego (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

R-TECH SAS in Kansas is seeking a skilled machinist to operate manual and CNC mills and lathes, fabricate parts, and support shop needs. The role emphasizes precision, safety, and collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams.

You will read blueprints, program adjustments, manage part tolerances, and use MRP for job tracking. Strong math, attention to detail, and ability to work independently are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience operating manual and CNC mills and lathes.
• Familiarity with machining procedures and tolerances.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Safety compliance with PPE and company policies.
• Ability to read and edit CNC programs.

Responsibilities

• Operate manual and CNC mills and lathes to fabricate parts.
• Meet part tolerances and inspect quality.
• Use MRP network to clock in/out and track jobs.
• Coordinate with engineering and manufacturing personnel.
• Maintain machines and perform tool offsets as needed.
• Follow safety procedures and PPE requirements.

Skills

Customer communication

Math skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independent work

Time management

Power tools

Metals handling

Reading blueprints

Tools

MRP Network

Job description

Summary/Objective

Under Supervision, runs and operates manual and CNC (Computer Numerical Controlled) Mill and Lather to fabricate and build parts for customer and shop needs. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. Knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Essential Functions

• Performs all tasks in a safe and responsible manner and complies with company policies.
• Determine the uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); identify the safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and surrounding environment.
• Able to run and complete parts using the MRP Network.
• Use the MRP system to clock in and out of jobs upon set-up and completion, also knowledge of MRP to look ahead on up-coming jobs and machine set-up mill and lathe set-up.
• Maintaining and filling out of quality sheets to verify part tolerances.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
• Confer with engineering, supervisory, and manufacturing personnel in order to exchange technical information.
• Confer with numerical control programmers in order to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly, and that output will meet specifications.
• Calculate hole-pattern layouts, threading information, inspecting and quality control, and CNC programming.
• Help plan a sequence for machining operations, aligning work pieces, use work holding devices, jigs and fixtures, performing threading operation on lathes and millsand perform other procedures such as I.D. boring and facing operations.
• Learn metallurgical terms and definitions in an effort to understand the behavior and service of metals in industry, also characteristics during heating, cooling, shaping, forming, and the stress related to their mechanical properties of materials.
• Ability to read and Edit CNC lathe and mill programs accordingly to set-up and machine output.
• Machine operator will also demonstrate the ability to manually adjust mill and lathe offsets for tool wear and machine compensation when needed.
• May perform other duties as assigned by management.

Job Qualifications

• Effectively be able to communicate with internal and external customers.
• Able to run and complete parts using the MRP Network.
• Able to add, subtract, divide and multiply all units of measure, including fractions, whole numbers, decimals and percentages.
• Able to understand Excel programs.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Able to solve problems and deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.
• Able to work without immediate supervision.
• Able to notice what work needs to be done and establish a time frame of how much time will be required to complete it.
• Works with power driven equipment.
• Frequent stooping and bending required.
• Works with costly metals where possibility of damage or scrap is high.
• Close attention and care is required to prevent damage to complex machine tools.
• High mental and visual effort required.

Position Qualifications

• Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement.
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Resil ent - Ability to recover from, or adjust to, misfortune or setbacks.
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.