Production Machinist

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking a Production Machinist to set up and operate machine tools, including NC lathes and milling centers, to fabricate high-strength alloys. You will read blueprints, prepare fixtures, and ensure parts meet exact specifications across multiple shifts.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and prefer vocational machining training. The role involves standing for long periods, lifting up to 30 pounds, and working in a loud manufacturing environment with

Qualifications

• Reads blueprint or job order for product specifications, tolerances, and tooling instructions.
• Sets up fixtures, positions tools, and guides operation per instructions.
• Interprets and applies tooling, feeds, speeds, and depth of cut to produce compliant parts.
• Familiar with coolant systems and cutting oils and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and job orders to determine specifications and tooling.
• Set up fixtures and secure tools and workpieces in machines.
• Operate machine tools (NC and manual lathes; machining centers) and monitor quality.
• Record dimensions and verify conformance to specifications.

Skills

Reading blueprints

Machine operation

Quality checks

Safety compliance

Blueprint interpretation

Setup machining tools

Reading specifications

Education

High school diploma or GED

Vocational machining training beneficial

Tools

Numerical control machines

Manual lathes

Machining centers

Job description

Country

United States of America

State / County

Texas

City

Houston

Division

Wyman Gordon

Company

Houston

Workplace Type

On-Site

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

24461

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Production Machinist is responsible for the setup and operation of machine tools, including numerical control and manual lathes and machining centers, to fabricate high-strength super alloys and other metals. They perform a range of duties, including reading blueprints, setting up workpieces, and ensuring adherence to specifications.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reads blueprint or job order for product specifications such as dimensions and tolerances, and tooling instructions such as fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, depth of cut, and determines sequence of operations.
• Selects, positions, and secures tool in toolholder (chuck, collect, or tool post)
• Positions and secures workpiece in holding device, machine table, chuck, centers, or fixtures.
• Moves controls to position tool and workplace in relation to each other, and to set specified fees, spends, and depth of cut.
• Sets up fixture or feeding device, starts machine, and turns handwheel to feed tool to workpiece or vice versa, and engages feed.
• Turns valve handle to direct flow of coolant or cutting oil against tool and workpiece.
• Observes operation of machine and verifies conformance of machined workpiece to specifications and records dimensions.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or GED
• Vocational training, technical courses, or an apprenticeship program in machining, metalworking, or related fields is highly beneficial.

EXPERIENCE

• Relevant work experience operating machine tools, including numerical control and manual lathes, and machining centers.
• Proficiency in reading blueprints, interpreting specifications, and understanding machine instructions.
• Familiarity with setting up, adjusting, and operating various machine tools to produce precision metal parts.
• Experience in handling high-strength alloys and other metals is preferred.
• Knowledge of tooling, feeds, speeds, and machining processes specific to various metals and alloys.
• Skills in performing quality checks, verifying dimensions, and adhering to safety protocols.
• Familiarity with coolant systems, cutting oils, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment.

WORK CONDITIONS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. Airborne particles/fumes result from coolant spray and metal removal.
• Working around machinery poses a risk of shock.
• Proper procedures make this risk low.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

HOURS: Candidates MUST be open to ALL shifts.

1st shift 6am-2pm, 2nd shift 2pm-10pm, 3rd shift 10pm-6am

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.