Machinist 3

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform a wide range of exacting machining operations requiring difficult set-ups to maintain close tolerances and high accuracy as well as good workmanship.
• Perform skilled bench work, fitting, finishing and assembling tools and dies.
• Troubleshooting of tools, detect faulty operation and make necessary corrections.
• Construct, alter, and repair a wide variety of tools, jigs, fixtures, dies and gauges where drawings or sketches are usually available, but occasionally may work from verbal instructions.
• Make necessary mathematical calculations relating to machining and checking of tools and select allowances for spring, lapping, grinding, scraping, heat treating, fitting and finishing.
• Recognize and report print errors in design or dimensions and suggest possible improvements and/or improve operation of the tool.
• Construct experimental models/prototypes where the design may be available but requiring some development work as to details and minor mechanisms.
• Work from temporary drawings, sketches, verbal instructions and develop the methods of machining and assembly.
• Develop and construct temporary tooling to produce required parts.
• Set up and operate a variety of machining tools to produce work of high quality and close tolerances.
• Assist test, development, and manufacturing engineers in preparing devices or samples for testing.
• Report all unusual conditions to Group Leader and/or Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience.
• Mechanical aptitude a plus
• Ability to translate prints along with understanding of GD&T
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Shop Math Skills
• Proficiency in the use of a wide variety of precision measuring tools are required.
• Able to bend, stoop, stand, kneel, and lift up to 50 lbs as needed.
• Able to read CNC code and interact with machine control.