Machinist - 1st Shift

Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:00am-3:30pm

Our Core Competencies – found in all roles within our organization:

Safety

• Follow all safety policies and procedures throughout your performance of duties.
• Reports all incidents in a timely manner.
• Assists in identifying potential safety issues.

Quality

• Utilizes good practice methods for continuous improvement.
• Adhere to ISO standards.
• Follows quality guidelines and procedures while performing inspections on produced parts through use of precision measuring and gauging equipment.

Production

• Sustain a solid level [Competent] or better performance by meeting productivity and efficiency standards.
• Utilizing the ERP system applicable for your specific role
• Works well independently and within a team
• Support the overall goals and objectives of the organization.

Behavior

• Maintains a good attendance record.
• Works well independently and within a team
• Demonstrate high standards of Personal Conduct, Dependability, Versatility, Cooperation and Communication
• Ability to troubleshoot part issues with Engineering.
• Executes Operator assigned PMs.
• Assists contractors with PMs from outside contractors.
• As workload fluctuates be willing to accept other tasks/training as requested by VSM
• Ability to communicate and work with employees in a variety of environments.

Job Summary: Responsible for operating machine tools to produce precision metal parts. Produces small batches or large quantities of metal parts. Ensure products meet precise specifications. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain high level of organization and cleanliness in the area.
  • · Operate various types of machine tools and perform progressive machining operations for metal parts, tools, and machines with close tolerances or high finish requirements.
• Sets up, adjusts, and checks out programming of CNC machines tools.
• Checks parts for conformance to specifications using various measuring and inspection techniques and documents results.
• Assure Counts of incoming and outgoing materials are accurate and correctly documented.
• Works from programming instructions, operational data, and machine set up instructions for machine operations such as bore, mill, drill, face, thread, profiling, and contouring.
• Write basic programs. Modify programs in response to problems.
• Maintains the proper inventory of cutting tools, drill bits, consumables, and supplies for machine tools.
• Assists in the identification and procurement of machine tools.
• Assists in continuous improvement techniques impact products and processes.
• Ensure machines are set up properly, work well and produce quality products.
• Perform and document all Job/Routing procedures, as directed.
• Perform material handling functions, including packaging.
• Operate forklift and other material handling operations as required.
• Deburr parts using sanders, grinders or other tools as needed.

Equipment List:

Haas VS2

Micrometers, calipers, CMM, surface measurement equipment, depth gages, thread gages

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from A two-year college or technical school
• 4+ years related experience and/or training with CNC machine tool operations and procedures.

Skills:

• Advanced blueprint reading and inspection experience.
• Strong math skills and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of Material Properties including Flatness, Surface Grades, Types, Gauge etc.
• Ability to multi-task, run multiple machines simultaneously.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

• Uses hands to handle product and reach with arms.
• Occasionally lift and move up to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Moderate to loud noise level.