1st Shift Senior Manual Machinist

About the role

Dover Precision Components (DPC) is a division of Dover Corporation, focusing on pumps and process solutions. DPC operates globally, serving markets like oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical, and general processing. The company designs and manufactures critical equipment components to promote cleaner energy and efficient manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Reads process sheets, blueprints, and sketches to determine machining tasks, dimensions, and setup requirements.
• Mounts workpieces between centers, in chucks, or to faceplates.
• Adjusts numerical displays to verify dimensional adjustments, feed rates, and machining speeds.
• Inspects machined pieces and subsequent pieces for conformance to specifications using measuring tools like micrometers and calipers.
• Cuts internal and external threads as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 7+ years of experience in manual machining
• Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
• Experience machining finish-grade components to tight tolerances

Qualifications

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Ability to review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Ability to set-up manual machines and/or program CNC machines independently.

Skills

• Complex Problem Solving
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Training – Ability to effectively communicate processes and train new and existing employees.
• Leadership – Ability to lead and mentor employees.
• Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mathematics – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Equipment Selection – Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Design – Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Wellness programs
• Health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Employee basic life and AD&D insurance
• Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Paid time off, including business travel services
• Employee discounts
• An employee assistance program that includes company-paid counseling sessions and legal services