Precision Machine Operator – Drilling & Set-Up Expert

Guidant Measurement; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 24,796 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Measurement is seeking a Machine Operator to set up and operate radial and gun drill machines to drill, ream, tap, countersink and spotface components. The role requires reading job orders and blueprints, obtaining tooling, loading parts, and maintaining tight tolerances in a manufacturing environment.

You will measure using gauges, adjust tooling as needed, and inspect your work for accuracy while following safety procedures and dispatch lists.

Qualifications

• Experience reading blueprints and tolerances.
• Ability to read and use measuring devices.
• Ability to read, follow and interpret standard operating procedures and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Review job orders, drawings and routings to determine job requirements.
• Obtain tools, gages, fixtures, etc. as needed to set-up and complete the job.
• Load and unload parts to fixture.
• Make tooling adjustments in order to maintain dimensions within specified tolerances.
• Determine when cutting tools need to be replaced and make changes as needed.
• Check own work using various gaging devices.
• Operate machines simultaneously as required.
• Perform secondary operation, such as deburring and gaging during operation cycle of machine.
• Notify supervisor or other designated personnel regarding equipment or tooling malfunctions which cannot be immediately remedied. Suggest corrective action based on conditions observed.
• Keep work area safe, clean and orderly.
• Utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to the task.
• Move materials within the department as required.
• Follow verbal and written instructions, such as machine dispatch list.
• Attend and participate in department meetings.
• Communicate effectively with operators on preceding and following work shifts.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Dimensional inspection

Machinery operation

Safety awareness

Team communication

Tools

Overhead crane

Forklift

Calipers

Micrometers

Job description

Guidant Measurement is seeking a Machine Operator to set up and operate radial and gun drill machines to drill, ream, tap, countersink and spotface components. The role requires reading job orders and blueprints, obtaining tooling, loading parts, and maintaining tight tolerances in a manufacturing environment.

You will measure using gauges, adjust tooling as needed, and inspect your work for accuracy while following safety procedures and dispatch lists.