Senior Master Machinist: Precision 3–5 Axis Expert

Caterpillar Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off plan

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in San Diego area is seeking an experienced machinist to plan, set up, and operate a variety of machine tools, including lathes, mills, grinders and EDMs, for construction and repair of facility parts and tooling.

Responsibilities cover interpreting drawings, maintaining tolerances, selecting tools, and adapting tooling as needed, with a focus on safe, efficient production and quality workmanship.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Master Machinist journeyman card OR minimum of 8 years machining experience.
• Experience with lathe, mill, surface grinder, VTL, jig bore, ProtoTRAK controls, knee mills and bed mills.
• GD&T experience.
• 3,4,5 axis machining experience is a plus.
• Must be willing to work any shift.

Responsibilities

• Provide product support, technical assistance to internal and external customers.
• Perform duties working from Shop Floor Information System, operation instruction sheets, assembly drawings, written and or oral instructions, and bills of material.
• Plan sequence of operations, lay out work, set up and operate machine tools such as, Lathes, Mills, EDM’s, boring mills and grinders.
• Perform machining operations in construction and repair of machined facility parts, tools, developmental and experimental parts, or other related machine work.
• Perform machining operations required in fabricating dies, jigs, gauges, fixtures, and for maintenance as requested. Perform machining operations from drawings, sketches, engineering drawings and oral instructions.
• Perform difficult and complex machining involving exacting and coordinated tolerances.
• Determine cutting tools to be used and methods of holding and aligning work.
• Improvise and adapt tooling, attachments, and other machining aids.
• Perform progressive machining operations as required.
• Plan and set up machine tools to fully utilize machine's capacity and minimize amount of machining and number of set-ups required.
• Check own work for conformance to specifications. Utilize a working knowledge and application of shop mathematics.
• Perform bench operations as required.
• Machine field tooling as required.
• Perform housekeeping duties and maintain a safe and clean working environment.

Skills

Strong Math Skills

GD&T experience

3 axis machining

4 axis machining

5 axis machining

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

Master Machinist journeyman card OR 8 years machining experience

Tools

Lathe

Mill

Surface grinder

VTL

Jig bore

ProtoTRAK controls

Knee mills & bed mills

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in San Diego area is seeking an experienced machinist to plan, set up, and operate a variety of machine tools, including lathes, mills, grinders and EDMs, for construction and repair of facility parts and tooling.

Responsibilities cover interpreting drawings, maintaining tolerances, selecting tools, and adapting tooling as needed, with a focus on safe, efficient production and quality workmanship.