Machinist

About the role

Dover Precision Components (DPC) is a division of Dover Corporation, focusing on pumps and process solutions. DPC offers mission-critical equipment to the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical, and general processing industries. The company designs and manufactures components to enhance energy efficiency and safety.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets blueprints and design sketches to ensure proper dimensions and specifications for parts.
• Performs machine set-ups to obtain close tolerances, fitting, and alignment of machined parts.
• Obtains required inspections on first pieces of a run according to prescribed procedures and performs inspections on work-in-progress using a wide variety of measuring devices.
• Selects appropriate cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials to be used on machines.
• Examines and measures completed units and parts to identify any defects and ensure conformity with predetermined specifications; adjusts machine controls to resolve production errors.
• Utilizes Geometric Dimension & Tolerance as called out on prints and specifications to prevent damage to material and conduct frequent tolerance/quality checks.
• Operates fabrication machinery to produce parts used in manufacturing processes, primarily on Mazak and HAAS equipment.
• Ensures proper machine set-up and accurate interpretation of prints and specifications to prevent damage to material and conduct frequent tolerance/quality checks.

Qualifications

• Excellent mechanical skills.
• Good math skills.
• Ability to operate various types of machine tools to perform progressive machining.
• Ability to read blueprints and plans.

Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent required; college coursework or other formal training in related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of trade school apprenticeship or equivalent shop experience.
• Technical training in shop math and blueprint reading is necessary to perform the job.

Benefits

• A 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.
• Paid time off, including holidays, paid vacation days, paid time off, tuition assistance, business travel services, employee discounts, and an employee assistance program.

Pay and Schedule

• Second shift machinists start at a minimum of $26 per hour (DOE) + $1.50 Shift Differential plus $1.00 raises each 6 months with a Quarterly Performance Bonus of up to $750.
• Must be flexible enough to train on 1st shift 4-6 weeks as needed.