Manual Machinist/Shop Foreman

Penn Equipment; Port Carbon (PA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Equipment in Port Carbon, PA is seeking a skilled Manual Machinist to join our machine shop department. The foreman will coordinate with hydraulic and welding teams to meet timelines and quality standards.

A minimum of five years of experience is required; pay is determined by experience. The role involves operating mills, lathes, horizontal boring mills and VTLs to repair equipment, setting up jobs, inspecting parts with precision tools, and reading blueprints and hydraulic schematics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of mechanical background in industrial machining.
• Job shop machining experience and fabricating parts.
• Ability to read drawings and blueprints.
• Proficiency using dial indicators, micrometers, calipers.
• Ability to determine tooling and setup for different jobs.

Responsibilities

• Operate mills, lathes, boring mills and VTLs to repair equipment.
• Determine machining process and select tooling for jobs.
• Set up and indicator-workpieces to tolerances.
• Machine internal and external threads.
• Read hydraulic schematics and fabrication blueprints.
• Fabricate components from raw materials.
• Disassemble hydraulic/pneumatic components as needed.
• Assist with shop floor improvements.
• Willingness to get dirty and learn.

Skills

Manual machining

Blueprint reading

Metrology skills

Machining setup

Tolerance control

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Boring mills

VTLs

Dial indicators

Job description

Penn Equipment is a heavy equipment repair/job shop of which we are hiring for a manual machinist with our machine shop department. The machine shop foreman would work closely with the hydraulic and welding department to ensure jobs meet the required timelines and quality standards. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience, pay is determined by experience.

Responsibilities

• Use of mills, lathes, horizontal boring mills and VTLs to repair industrial equipment and fabricate components out of raw materials from drawings


• Able to determine the machining process/sequence for different jobs and determine the correct tooling to use


• Able to setup and indicate workpieces accurately


• Machine internal and external threads


• Familiarity with metallurgy and different machining procedures for different materials


• Disassembly of hydraulic/pneumatic components belonging to a wide range of heavy equipment including cylinders, pumps, valves


• Building hydraulic hoses (NPT, JIC, ORFS, BSP, CAT flanges)


• Measurement of components (dial indicators, thread gauges, micrometers, calipers, etc.) to confirm that they are, or are not within tolerance


• Ability to read hydraulic schematics and fabrication blueprints


• Machining of components, including milling, horizontal and vertical boring, turning, threading and drilling


• Remachining cylinders and other heavy equipment components back to tolerance in order to function to OEM specs


• Add prior experience to shop floor and help with improvements


• Willingness to get dirty and learn

Experience

• Must have a mechanical background with prior experience in industrial machining


• Job shop machining and manufacturing parts conversationally


• Use of a variety of manual machining equipment types


• Math skills including geometry and trigonometry that can be applied to the processes used in the rebuild process of parts