The Machinist position operates assigned resources of machining tools and equipment ensuring safety of operations, compliance with quality control standards with productivity targets. The Machinist position continually trouble-shoots and problem-solves production processes to ensure product meets or exceeds all manufacturing set-up and cycle times.
Shift: Weekday Days: Monday-Thursday(5:00am - 3:30pm)
Reporting Relationships: The Machinist will report to the Operations Manager.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Understand, adhere, and demonstrate the company’s commitment to safety and quality
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance according to shift times or a pre-arranged work schedule
- With minimal or no supervision, run multiple types of machines
- With minimal or no supervision, complete complex setups and production for machine cells and standalone CNC mills
- Advanced proficiency with multiple machine and control types
- Load and adjust CNC programs and offsets
- Use more advanced quality inspection tools and techniques such as height and air gauges and bench inspection
- Apply advanced blueprint and GD&T reading to production inspection processes
- With minimal or no supervision, edit programs and write simple programs to make tooling
- Verify program is stable and part is within tolerance for run
- Verify all set-up documentation is correct and adequate for part run
- Complete MIP sheet for first part
- Ensure correct work orders, programs, and documents are being used for current operation
- Help trouble-shoot production problems
- During times when not assigned a set-up or performing production or as assigned by supervisor; spot check parts and deburr finished product
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Clean the machine at the end of each shift; organize all parts and tools for the job for the next shift
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Skills/Experience:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience; experience in a heavy manufacturing environment preferred
- Knowledge, skill, and ability to meet expectations for required competencies including: 1) safety, health, and environmental awareness, 2) business ethics and compliance, 3) technical/professional competence and quality/time management, 4) interpersonal relations and communication skills, 5) initiative, flexibility, innovation, and adaptability, 6) continuous improvement and problem solving, and 7) planning and organizing
- Proficient at reading and understanding M and G code
- Ability to read precision measuring instruments
- Ability to read shop production blueprints
- Mechanical aptitude and strong attention to detail
- Ability to follow directions during production and follow all safety protocols
- Basic understanding of machine set-up
- Machine shop experience and/or on the job training
- Self-motivated with an ability to work alone or in a team environment
- Ability to work across departments to meet product quality standards efficiently
- Ability to follow instructions given by the operations manager, lead, or senior machinist and carry them out correctly
- Ability to interpret instructions given and apply experience and training throughout the course of the day for each production job assigned
- Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions and write simple correspondence
- Ability to read and interpret the English language
- Willingness to learn and, as required, help and/or train others
Physical Activities Required to Perform Responsibilities:
- Ability to: stand continually, walk regularly, sit continually, hear/listen carefully regularly, climb and/or balance infrequently, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl occasionally, twist occasionally at the trunk or neck, bend occasionally, reach with hands and arms regularly, taste and/or use sense of smell infrequently, use hands to manipulate, handle and/or feel in the act of performing the required responsibilities of the position.
- Must be able to: lift and carry up to 35 pounds regularly.
- Visual acuity needed for close detail work, clarity with distance, distinction with color, peripheral observation up and down/left and right, depth perception for distance and spatial relationships, sharp focus of objects brought into line of sight.
- Mental dexterity needed to work independently while demonstrating attention to detail and continuous awareness.