Job Description

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• HS Diploma or equivalent required.
• Vocational education (commercial or shop training, technical school) preferred.
• 5-7 years of traditional machining experience, or comparable experience with trade school.
• Ability to learn and work with Conversational Programming and numeric control Programming along with understanding G&M Codes
• Experience setting up and operating computer and mechanically controlled machine tools such as CNC lathe, mill etc.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as gloves, clothing, glasses, goggles, respirator/face mask, ear plugs/muffs and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work potentially will be performed in areas where harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing chemicals). Per HSE requirements, you could be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
• Must be able to communicate in English (both written and oral) as it relates to the job.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible shifts and changing work schedule, however this position is primarily 2nd shift.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

• Ability to adapt to change (positive or negative).
• Ability to accept of criticism and deal calmly and effectively with stressful situations.
• Ability to utilize interpersonal and communication techniques, working in a team environment, and dealing with a wide variety of personalities and communication styles.
• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working.
• Willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Understanding when own work logically relates to the work of others and coordinate with them and when additional tasks must be performed to complete an assignment.
• Recognize when, despite best efforts, work will not be done and notifies supervision.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Maintain knowledge of dimensions and tolerances for tooling instructions such as fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, depth of cut and cutting tools to be used.
• Demonstrated ability and application of precision measuring instruments and the application of such instruments, including but not limited to calipers, ID and OD micrometers, depth gages, indicators, and scales.
• Read and Interpret engineering drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and work order routings.
• Ability to hold tight machining tolerances.
• Understand various tooling technology.
• Select cutting tools without assistance.
• Possess Math skills that can be applied to figure out shop mathematical problems, ability to utilize handbook formulas, basic geometry, and trigonometry.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot basic problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, and uses.
• Operation Monitoring – Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Ability to develop NC programs as required to manufacture part to engineering requirements.

PHYSICAL/NON-PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able to operate a machine eight (8) to twelve (12) hours per day.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to listen to machine and tooling to ensure the machine and tooling are operating properly.
• The employee must be able to lift, pull, or push up to 50 pounds during set-ups.
• While doing set-ups and verifying measurements employee will routinely bend.