Machinist

Job Responsibilities

Summary
Uses machine tools and measuring instruments to make, repair, and refurbish machined parts and assemblies according to blueprint and procedural specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Sets up and operates all machine tool equipment independently.
• Selects, aligns, and secures fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes, jig borers, grinders, and shapers.
• Calculates and sets controls for machining factors like speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth/angle of cut.
• Observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, adjusts controls as needed.
• Verifies conformance of finished workpiece to specifications.
• Develops specifications from general descriptions and sketches parts/products to be fabricated.
• Confers with engineers, production personnel, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
• Uses safety equipment and practices safe machine operation.
• Follows safety procedures, reports accidents or safety issues to the Manager.
• Reads and follows Material Safety Data Sheets for all products used.
• Keeps detailed records for timekeeping, logbooks, and shift communications.
• Learns and uses the Kanban system.
• Performs preventive maintenance and daily lubrication on machines.
• Provides own tools as per the Tool List and maintains them in good condition.
• Reports tool or equipment problems to the Manager immediately.
• Keeps work area and equipment clean.

Job Requirements

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Education and/or Experience

• Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience/training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems with concrete variables and limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret various instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, use hands, walk, reach, talk, and hear.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, or smell.
• Must regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, and vibration.
• Noise level is usually loud.