Maintenance Technician

WIKA Group; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life integration

Mobile working

Flexible working hours

Pension scheme

Development opportunities

Employee discounts

Attractive remuneration system

Health initiatives

Job summary

WIKA Group is seeking skilled machinists to support high-precision manufacturing processes in our GA facility. You will study work orders, verify blueprints and GD&T, and set up lathes and mills with accurate offsets and tool registers.

You will measure first-run parts to ensure conformance and uphold safety and QA standards. Responsibilities include maintaining tooling, performing preventive maintenance, and documenting production logs.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years previous experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• HSD or GED required
• Manual dexterity required for operating machinery and computers.
• Be able to work overtime if required. (including weekends)
• Basic skills in reading blueprints and basic math skills
• Basic knowledge of machine tool repair and maintenance preferred
• Fundamental knowledge of metal cutting and machining practices

Responsibilities

• Plan machining by studying work orders and verifying blueprints, materials, specs, reference planes, surface locations, and machining parameters.
• Set up lathes/mills by entering instructions, zero/reference points, tool registers, offsets, and compensation; calculate requirements.
• Set up lathes/mills by adjusting collets, three-jaw chucks, vise jaws, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, stops, and stock pushers/pullers.
• Verify settings by measuring positions, first-run parts, and sample pieces per WIKA standards.
• Maintain specifications by observing CNC tools, sharpening/replacing worn tools, and following QA procedures.
• Maintain safe operations by following safety procedures/regulations.
• Maintain equipment with preventive maintenance; follow manufacturer instructions; troubleshoot malfunctions.
• Document actions by completing production and quality logs.
• Assist mechanics and machinists in repair work.
• Perform ancillary duties as required

Skills

Blueprint reading

Math skills

Manual dexterity

Overtime availability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Machine tool maintenance knowledge

Job description

Plans machining by studying work orders, Verifies blueprints, materials, specifications, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).

Sets-up lathes/mills by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, and compensation; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving first part.

Sets-up lathes/mills by adjusting collets, three-jaw chucks, and/or vise jaws, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, stops, and stock pushers or pullers.

Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample work pieces; adhering to WIKA standards.

Maintains specifications by observing CNC tools, sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.

Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.

Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer\'s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions.

Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

Documents actions by completing production and quality logs.

Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Assist mechanics and machinists in repair work.

Performs ancillary duties as required

Your activities

• Plans machining by studying work orders, Verifies blueprints, materials, specifications, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and
• machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).
• Sets-up lathes/mills by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, and compensation;
• calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving first part.
• Sets-up lathes/mills by adjusting collets, three-jaw chucks, and/or vise jaws, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, stops, and stock
• pushers or pullers.
• Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample work pieces; adhering to WIKA standards.
• Maintains specifications by observing CNC tools, sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures
• and processes.
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer\'s instructions; troubleshooting
• malfunctions.
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality logs.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to
• add value to job accomplishments.
• Assist mechanics and machinists in repair work.
• Performs ancillary duties as required

Your profile

• 2-4 years previous experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• HSD or GED required
• Manual dexterity required for operating machinery and computers.
• Be able to work overtime if required. (including weekends)
• Basic skills in reading blueprints and basic math skills
• Basic knowledge of machine tool repair and maintenance preferred
• Fundamental knowledge of metal cutting and machining practices

Benefits

• Work-life integration
• Mobile working
• Flexible working hours
• Pension scheme
• Good development opportunities
• Employee discounts
• Attractive remuneration system
• Health initiatives

The WIKA Group is among the world leaders in measurement technology with its products and services. With excellent sensing solutions, we enable safe, efficient and sustainable processes. And this for more than 75 years. More than 11,000 employees are currently committed towards this end.

Together we meet the megatrends of demographic change, digitalisation and sustainability. This brings with it challenges, and many opportunities. Innovation and growth arise from new perspectives and ideas. What are yours? Join us on the way to a better future.