Machinist

Job Description

Completes machine adjustments, modifications and repairs, based on plant needs. Job duties may vary, based on level of proficiency. Different levels are attained by passing test.

• Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures.
• Take immediate action to correct and/or report any unsafe conditions and hazards.
• Make plate cylinders, ensuring they fit appropriately down to each detail.
• Make gears, figuring and ensuring correct dimensions, using gear shaper.
• Repair machine breakdowns as needed.
• Build up, grind and reweld shafts.
• Weld various items made of steel, cast iron, aluminum, stainless steel; braze or weld brass.
• Handle sheet metal work, such as making guards and ink pans.
• Work on special projects as assigned.
• Respond to radio calls as needed.
• Handle dismantling and rebuilding work.
• Grind rubber rolls.
• Make parts needed, ensuring that specifications are correct.
• Cut shafts.
• Draw blueprints and sketches of work.
• Keep equipment clean.
• Keep work area clean and organized, per standards.
• Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures.
• Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required.
• Meet/achieve job goals set forth by management.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Machinist trade school experience is preferred.
• 3-5 years of applicable work experience is required.
• Solid understanding of company machinery in order to handle job duties.
• Ability to set up and run lathes and milling machines (Bridgeport).

Benefits

Includes medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

Prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. Encourages facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

Offers constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.