Manual Machinist

Chart Industries, Inc.; Stafford (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

HSA contributions

FSA healthcare & dependent care

Disability coverage (short & long-term

401k with company match

Job summary

Chart Industries, Inc. is seeking a skilled machinist to set up and operate manual mills and lathes, including a horizontal boring mill, on a diverse range of parts. You will interpret blueprints and sketches, establish setup methods, and maintain accurate production records.

The role requires 2–3 years of machining experience, a high school diploma, and strong shop math skills. Expect a hands-on environment with strict safety procedures and opportunities across multiple production stations.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in machining or a closely related field.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Extensive knowledge of machine use and manufacturing materials.
• Advanced knowledge of shop mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate manual mills and lathes; experience with a horizontal boring mill.
• Lay out work and produce quality parts from drawings, sketches, or verbal instructions.
• Interpret sketches, blueprints, and engineering details.
• Assist in establishing setup methods, order of operations, and material requirements.
• Maintain accurate production records and job history.
• Perform routine machine maintenance and tool sharpening/rework.

Skills

Machining experience

Blueprint reading

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Horizontal boring mill

Manual mills & lathes

Job description

Location: Stafford, TX, United States, 77477

Cooler By Design”– Chart’s core business is centered around the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment; so you can see where we get our tagline from, right? Well, yes and no – see, we think the products we design and build are pretty cool too. Also, we’re problem solvers. Customers don’t come to Chart with an equipment specification, they come to Chart with a challenge. That’s where you come in, because someone has to figure it out – all the way from conceptual design to installation and commissioning of equipment on-site. Chart’s mission is to provide full solutions across the Nexus of Clean™ – clean power, clean water, clean food, and clean industrials.The diverse applications we service echo our commitment to sustainability – from providing full hydrogen solutions across the value chain, offering small and industrial scale carbon capture solutions to customers globally, creating water treatment systems responsible for treating 4.5 billion gallons of water per day in the U.S. and delivering clean water to over a billion people worldwide, providing equipment and solutions for mission critical space launches, decarbonizing the marine industry, and electrifying the mining space. Chart even contributes to the food and beverage industry by making some of your favorite carbonated beverages possible –If nitro coffee or nitro ice cream is your thing – well, that’s Chart technology too (and it’s also cool)!
Interested in learning more? Take a tour ofChart Cityto get a feel of how Chart equipment solutions impact our daily lives.

What Will You Do?

• Must be self-motivated and open minded to lean our machining and safety procedures
• Efficiently, carefully, and accurately sets-up and operates manual mills and lathes and has lengthy experience using a horizontal boring mill on a wide variety of diversified work
• Lays out work and produce quality parts
• Deciphers sketches, blueprints, and engineering details
• Provides assistance in establishing set up and layout methods, order of operations, and application of required parts and materials
• Carries a job through from raw materials to the finished products from drawings, sketches, samples or verbal instruction
• Sharpens, reworks, resets and repairs cutting tools
• Inspects and checks parts being produced
• Maintains accurate production records and job history
• Performs minor machine maintenance activities. Assists in setting up complex machines and stacking, marking, packing and transporting of finished products. Works at different work stations per production requirements.
• Keeps a clean and orderly work area
• Performs any other assigned duty as directed by management
• Operate manual and automated cleaning equipment

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• Follow all safety and environmental directives which includes wearing proper PPE
• Ability to use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls
• Ability to reach overhead
• Abilityto work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling and squatting for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift, pull, and push materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks
• Ability to lift or move up to 50 lbs of weight frequently throughout assigned workday
• Keep a clean and orderly work area and maintain accurate records and job history
• Works with minimum supervision resolving complex issues

Your Experience Should Be...

• Role requires 2 -3 years of experience
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 3+ years of machining experience preferred
• Has an extensive knowledge of machine uses and manufacturing materials
• Has an advanced knowledge of shop mathematics
• Reciprocating Compressor experience a definite plus- but not required

Our Benefits Package...

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• Up to two weeks of parental pay
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. Our unique product portfolio is used in every phase of the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service and repair.