About This Role
This machinist position involves setting up and operating conventional, special purpose, and numerical control (NC) machines to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts. The role requires a skilled individual capable of performing essential duties satisfactorily.
Responsibilities
- Study blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces, sequence of operations, and setup requirements
- Measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on material or work pieces as guides for subsequent machining
- Select, align, and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as CNC mills, CNC lathes, and grinders
- Calculate and set controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enter commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media
- Start and observe machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjust machine controls or control media as required
- Verify conformance of finished work pieces to specifications
- Set up and operate machines on trial runs to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data
- Complete first piece inspections
- Develop specifications from general descriptions and draw sketches of parts or products to be fabricated
- Confer with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems
- Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Consistently, regularly and predictably be at work and on time
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience