Machinist

About the role

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of Your work ties us all together, helping our team’s function and operate. Experience opportunities to learn and be a part of an organization that has your back. And with competitive compensation and total rewards, you’ll also enjoy our great perks. As a Machinist, you will perform setup, calibration, maintenance and operation of machining equipment, to make complex precise cuts, bends, alignments and forms of requisite materials. Cross-trains in other complementary skills as needed to support production requirements.

Pay

Pay Range: $26.41 – $39.62 per hour plus quarterly bonus opportunity. Actual compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Schedule

Positions are available on 1st shift.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets specification manuals, blueprints, templates and layouts to determine machining operation to be performed.
• Computes dimensions and tolerances and measures and lays out work pieces.
• Verifies dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges and micrometers.
• Troubleshoots, debugs and modifies to achieve expected performance.
• Machines parts utilizing shop related equipment, manual skills may include but are not limited to polishing, lapping, turning, grinding, milling and EDM.
• CNC machinist operators may additionally engage in program related activities such as writing and modifications.
• Adjusts and sets up machine tools for use by machining tool operators.
• Participates in continuous improvement of cell processes.
• Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsements for those skills as needed to support production requirements.
• Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.
• Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of lathe/mill manual machinist experience is required.
• Minimum 3 years of resolving problems involving machining of materials, fixtures tools etc.
• Minimum 3 years of precision measuring instruments and hand tools.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret blueprints.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (unassisted) for approximately 25% of the average workday.
• Regularly required to stand for prolonged periods for 50% of shift.
• Ability to work day shift as required.
• Must be authorized to work in the US.

Skills

• High degree of mechanical