Manual Machinist

SST Direct; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPE provided

Boots reimbursement

Safety glasses reimbursement

Job summary

SST Direct in Morgantown, PA seeks an experienced Manual Machinist to operate lathes, mills, and grinders to produce precision metal parts. You will review blueprints, set feeds and speeds, and ensure parts meet tight tolerances with a focus on safety and efficiency.

The role is full-time, on-site with a 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM schedule (some variations), and a pay range of $30–$35 per hour with weekly pay. Benefits include medical/dental/vision after 60 days and paid holidays."

Qualifications

• Experience operating manual machine tools to produce precision metal parts.
• Ability to read blueprints or specifications and calculate cuts.
• Attention to quality and safety in a fast-paced shop environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to produce metal parts.
• Review blueprints or specifications for a job.
• Determine cutting paths, feed rates, and speeds; monitor and adjust as needed.
• Produce large or small batches while maintaining tolerances and quality.

Skills

Communication Proficiency

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Technical Capacity

Customer/Client Focus

Tools

Lathe

Milling machine

Grinder

Job description

DIRECT HIRE: A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Manual Machinist to join a dynamic team. Responsible for performing duties in a safe manner and in accordance with quality expectations. Must keep work area clean and organized. Responsible for operating manual machine tools to produce precision metal parts. Produces small batches or large quantities of metal parts. Ensure products meet precise specifications.

Location: Morgantown, PA.

Pay Range: $30hr - $35hr (weekly paid).

Schedule: M - F, 6a - 2:30pm, Hours may change as business needs change (Adjusted to 5:30am - 2pm) + OT.

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision (1st of month after initial 60 days), 9 paid holidays and birthday paid.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Operate machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to produce metal parts
• Review electronic or written blueprints or specifications for a job
• Calculate where to cut or bore
• Shape steel, aluminum, titanium, plastic, silicon and other materials
• Determine how fast or slow workpiece is fed into machine
• Determine how much material to remove
• Select tools and materials for the job
• Plan the sequence of cutting and finishing operations
• Mark the workpiece to show where cuts should be made
• Position workpiece on the drill press, lathe, or milling machine
• Monitor and control feed rate and speed
• Ensure workpiece is properly lubricated and/or cooled
• Regulate temperature of workpiece
• Detect problems by listening for specific sounds
• Adjust cutting speed to compensate for harmonic vibrations
• Monitor the accuracy of cuts
• Replace dull cutting tools
• Check accuracy of work against blueprints and specifications
• Produce large quantities of parts
• Determine how automated equipment will cut a part
• Determine cutting path
• Concert path, speed, and feed information into set of instructions for machine tool.
• Use manual and computer-controlled machinery
• Write basic programs
• Modify programs in response to problems

Competencies

• Communication Proficiency
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management
• Technical Capacity
• Customer/Client Focus

PPE: All provided, except for safety boots($100 per year reimbursement on boots, and $100 toward safety glasses)