Lathe Machinist - 2nd Shift

About the role

In this role you will set up, operate, clean, and maintain the vast majority (or all) of machining equipment onsite including lathes, mills, 3-axis machines, 5-axis machines and other equipment to make precise parts, ensure efficient operations, and achieve high utilization. At ADDMAN, you’ll be part of a skilled and growing team serving the defense, space and commercial aerospace industries.

Responsibilities

• Always has safety first in mind when working at ADDMAN, uses all personal protective equipment as required.
• Ensures all equipment and forklifts are functioning per design and function.
• Shuts down equipment and stops operations in unsafe conditions, lockout/tagout when necessary.
• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, and specifications to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpiece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input or edits computerized machine control media.
• Selects proper programs, fixtures, tooling, drills, and inserts as needed.
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusts machine or machine’s program as required to vary the depth of cut, RPM and rate of feed efficiently.
• Confers with engineers, supervisor, production personnel, programmers, maintenance, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
• Works with material preparation and finishing departments