Machining Technician 2nd shift

Position Summary

Setups and operates conventional, special purpose, and numerical control (CNC) machines and machining centers to machine metallic and nonmetallic parts. Operates variety of machine tools such as radial drill press, lathes, milling machines, and grinders.

Essential Functions

• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpiece.
• Marks, measures, and scribes dimensions and reference points on material or workpiece as guides for subsequent machining.
• Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes, grinders, and drill saws.
• 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 edit computerized machine control media.
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.
• Verifies conformance of finished workpiece to specifications.
• Sets up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
• Verifies dimensions and alignment of assembly.
• Develops specifications from general description and draws sketch of part or product to be machined.
• Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve discrepancies.
• Lifts workpiece manually or using hoist, positions and secure it to holding device such as machine table, chuck, centers, or fixture.
• Selects feed rate, cutting speed, depth of cut, and cutting tool (bar tool, rotary cutter, or abrasive steel) for each operation.
• Starts machine to feed tool in workpiece or vice versa, and engages automatic feeding.
• Devises ways of clamping workpieces and makes special jigs and fixtures as needed.

Position Qualifications

• Competency Statement(s): Accountability, Accuracy, Adaptability, Communication, Oral, Communication, Written, Decision Making, Detail Oriented, Working Under Pressure.
• Education: High school graduate or General Education Degree (GED); or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: Six months to one year related experience.
• Skills & Abilities: Computer Skills, Basic computer skills; Other Requirements: Mathematical Ability, Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; Reasoning Ability, Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.