Machinist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Applies the principles of metal cutting to work pieces and cutting tools.
• Calculates geometrical and operation-related values necessary to the trade.
• Reads and uses mechanical component and assembly drawings.
• Interprets and uses trade related reference charts and tables.
• Accurately uses and records measurements with precision measuring devices.
• Adjusts feeds and speeds to improve quality and achieve maximum efficiency with minimal tool wear.
• Uses knowledge of G and M codes to write CNC programs.
• Practices general shop safety and 5S practices.
• Confers with engineers to resolve machining or assembly problems.
• Develops fixtures and tooling without assistance.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Frequently walks, reaches with hands and arms, and talks or hears.
• Occasionally sits; climbs or balance; stoops, kneels, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.