Grinder/Machinist

About the Role

The Machinist performs skilled work in the fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and repair of a variety of metal parts and tools. This role requires a high degree of accuracy and precision, following instructions and specifications provided through oral instructions, penciled layouts, blueprints, sketches, or reference to worn or broken parts. Work methods and procedures are determined by the employee, with inspections conducted during and after the process for quality and conformity.

Responsibilities

• Visualize parts or equipment from rough sketches and oral instructions.
• Operate Farrel grinders or similar grinding machines, as well as a variety of manual machining equipment including lathes, mills, and drill presses.
• Use graphic instructions such as blueprints, sketches, models, or other visual aids.
• Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and other lifting devices.
• Remain in a standing position for extended periods and perform tasks requiring fine, controlled muscular movements (e.g., adjusting control mechanisms, manipulating small objects like drills and micrometers).
• Coordinate the movement of multiple limbs simultaneously (e.g., operating a milling table vertically and horizontally).
• Bend or stoop repeatedly or continually over time.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions in English.
• Learn job-related material primarily through oral instruction and observation in an on-the-job training setting.
• Work cooperatively with other employees and safely without presenting a threat to self or others.

Requirements

Knowledge of:

• Job-related materials, tools, methods, and standard practices of the machinist’s trade.
• The hazards and safety precautions of the machinist’s trade.

Ability to:

• Perform tasks requiring fine motor skills and coordination.
• Follow complex instructions and interpret blueprints or sketches.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as a skilled machinist and completion of a recognized machinist apprenticeship program, or
• 3 years of experience as a skilled machinist.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet requirements may be substituted.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Tuition Assistance
• 401(k)
• Disability Insurance

Schedule

4-day workweek (10-hour shifts).