Manual Machinist 4

FLIR Systems, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled machinist to join their dynamic team. This role involves operating manual and conventional machines, setting up production tooling, and ensuring quality standards are met. You will utilize your extensive experience to tackle complex tasks and provide technical leadership to junior machinists. Join a company committed to innovation and excellence in manufacturing, where your contributions will have a significant impact on various industrial sectors. If you're passionate about precision and quality, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of machine shop experience required.
• Ability to use shop mathematics and drawings effectively.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate manual and conventional machines.
• Manufacture jigs, fixtures, and production tooling.

Skills

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Teamwork

Quality Management

Planning/Organizing

Safety and Security

Dependability

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Formal Vocational Training

Tools

Measuring Tools

ISO Standards Knowledge

Lean Manufacturing Knowledge

Software for Design and Analysis

Job description

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Job Summary:

Under limited supervision, assignment planning, layout, set-up, operating and making tool adjustments on various types of manual and conventional. machines. Works from drawings, process sheets and sketches to perform production tasks which may include cutting and shaping of metal to precision dimensions. Tasks and assignments tend to be complex and non-routine. This position requires competencies including molding, tooling, quality and technical leadership.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Reviews and verifies dimensions and tolerances in drawings to determine best setup and work operation sequences.
• Selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools or materials onto machines.
• Manufactures jigs, fixtures, dies, molds, machine tools, cutting tools, gauges, and production tooling used in manufacturing processes.
• Utilizes knowledge of machines and tools including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Verifies conformance of finished product to specifications.
• Identifies and repairs minor machine malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjusts machine controls as required.
• Confers with supervisors, production personnel, programmers, engineers or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
• Reads and interprets blue prints, and geometric tolerancing.
• Adjust machine settings to complete tasks accurately, according to specifications.
• Installs dies on machines using clamps, bolts and other hand tools.
• Demonstrates technical leadership
• Ability to set up and run manual mills, lathes, jig bores, band saws, assemblies, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may provide technical leadership to lower-level machinists including carrying out lead responsibilities in accordance with applicable regulations and laws and the organization’s policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to training employees, planning, assigning, directing work and resolving technically related work problems.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Oral Communication – Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork – Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
• Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Ethics – Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization’s goals and values.
• Planning/Organizing – Uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism – Approaches others in a tactful manner; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures including using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required and wearing company issued badge when on company property; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and material properly.
  • Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment.
  • Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.
  • Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Keeps commitments; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
  • Initiative - Asks for and offers help when needed.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma, general education degree (GED) and formal vocational training. Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of machine shop experience. Ability to use shop mathematics, drawings and measuring tools.

Position may require one or more of the following (Site/CBU Specific):

Other Essential Duties

• Follows all import/export requirements, consulting with facility import/export personnel as required.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Basic Knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/6 Sigma/Kaizen
• Knowledge of specific software (design, analysis, ERP…)

Other Qualifications

• US Citizenship with ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.

#TBE

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day.

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.