Manual VTL Operator / Machinist 1st shift

Clear Destination Inc.; Windsor, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Destination Inc. is seeking a skilled machinist to operate various shop equipment including lathes, mills, grinders, and drill presses for part repair and manufacturing.

The role requires reading blueprints and travelers to determine tolerances and setup needs, and performing dimensioning and marking on materials. Applicants should have at least 2 years of machining experience, a high school diploma or equivalent, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• 2 years machining experience required.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with different machine tools and equipment.
• Must be fluent in English, i.e. speaking, reading, writing.

Responsibilities

• Operate lathes, milling and grinding machines, VTLs, Jig Bores, Bridgeports, rubber grinding, Prototrack, drill presses and other shop equipment for repair of parts.
• Work from process travelers, blueprints, parts drawings, manuals and specifications to determine dimensions and tolerances and setup requirements.
• Measure, mark and scribe dimensions and reference points on material.
• Modify parts and materials to improve production, test equipment to detect defects, perform maintenance on machinery.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Duties:

• Operate horizontal and manual vertical lathes, milling and grinding machines, VTL's, Jig Bores, Bridgeports, rubber grinding, Prototrack, drill presses and other special shop equipment for repair of parts.
• Work from process travelers, blueprints, parts drawings, manuals, specifications and verbal directions to determine proper dimensions and tolerances of finished part sequence of operation, and setup requirements.
• Measure mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on material
• Modify parts and materials to improve overall production, test completed equipment to detect and remove defects, perform maintenance on machinery.

Knowledge:

Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and the division of numbers including decimals fractions; simple use of formulas and specifications, where interpretation is required involving basic skill knowledge.

Requirements:

• 2 years machining experience required
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Experience with different machine tools and equipment
• Must be fluent in English, i.e. speaking, reading, writing

Physical Demand:

Moderate physical demand frequently lifting or moving average weight material.

• Minimum lift floor to waist – 25 pounds
• Minimum lift waist to shoulder level – 25 pounds
• Minimum pull – 40 pounds