Machinist III

About the role

The Machinist III is responsible for operating, maintaining, and advancing BL41200’s machine shop capabilities. The position requires a highly motivated individual with technical aptitude, leadership potential, problem-solving skills, and a strong interest in learning and implementing advanced manufacturing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Operates computer numerical control machines to fabricate new and replacement parts for mechanical equipment.
• Plans machining by studying written instructions and specifications.
• Interprets blueprints, drawings, manuals, specifications or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces, sequence of operations and set up requirements.
• Establishes dimensions and tolerances and lays out work accordingly.
• Selects the appropriate tools, machines, and materials to be used in preparation of machinery work.
• Makes adjustments to machines during the machining process.
• Machines parts to specifications using machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
• Sets up, adjusts, and operates all of the basic machine tools and many specialized or advanced variation tools to perform precision machining operations.
• Detects equipment malfunctions or out of tolerance machining and adjusts machine, within capabilities, controls or control media as required to ensure quality of productions.
• Reports all machine malfunctions.
• May help to resolve machining or quality issues.
• Independently operate traditional and advanced subtractive manufacturing equipment, including but not limited to 5-axis CNC machines, CNC and manual mills, CNC and manual lathes, and Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM).
• Develop toolpath and digital manufacturing plans (i.e. g-code) using Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software such as Mastercam and maintain digital file traceability and configuration management of said files.
• Perform measurements and develop fixtures for shop use.
• Teams with the Research and Development (R&D) community to mature lower technology readiness level (TRL) manufacturing concepts, such as additive manufacturing and model-based definition (e.g., 3D PDFs).
• Think “outside the box” to develop manufacturing strategies for new processes.
• Independently operate AM equipment, including but not limited to Hybrid Wire-Arc AM (WAAM) Haas VF-5 CNC Integration, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) AM, and/or Polymer Material Extrusion AM machines.
• Follow all safety guidelines and standard operating procedures to prepare AM builds.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required customer clearance for access to systems, facilities, equipment and property.
• Previous experience operating precision grinding machinery is preferred.
• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and five (5) + years' experience with CNC set-up and operation at a level that would be obtained working in a machine shop and/or through a vocational school program.
• Experience operating manual and CNC machines in a manufacturing environment.
• This experience shall include the setting up of jobs including the selection and mounting of vises, selection of correct cutters, properly setting machine operating and feed speeds, and related tasks.
• Experience performing CNC programming is preferred but not required.
• Must have MasterCam experience.
• Ability to operate heavy machinery from setup to operation to produce parts and tools from various metals, plastic, or other materials.
• Ability to determine the type of tools and equipment needed to perform a job.
• Ability to produce precision parts with close tolerances.
• Strong understanding of Fanuc control systems.
• Understanding and programming skills of MasterCam.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and prints.
• Ability to operate equipment based on oral instructions.
• Ability to use basic measuring tools to confirm work piece dimensions.
• Sufficient math skills to calculate distances, angles, take-offs, etc.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required customer clearance for access to systems, facilities, equipment and property.
• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and five (5) + years experience with CNC set-up and operation at a level that would be obtained working in a machine shop and/or through a vocational school program.

Skills

• MasterCam experience.
• Ability to operate heavy machinery from setup to operation to produce parts and tools from various metals, plastic, or other materials.
• Ability to determine the type of tools and equipment needed to perform a job.
• Ability to produce precision parts with close tolerances.
• Strong understanding of Fanuc control systems.
• Understanding and programming skills of MasterCam.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and prints.
• Ability to operate equipment based on oral instructions.
• Ability to use basic measuring tools to confirm work piece dimensions.
• Sufficient math skills to calculate distances, angles, take-offs, etc.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) immediate vesting.
• Professional development assistance.
• Legal aid assistance program.
• Family planning/fertility assistance.
• Personal time off.
• Observance of federal holidays.

Pay

The estimated pay range for this role is $28.37 to $38.40, with the final offer contingent on location, skillset, and experience.

Schedule

This position is based in the Lakehurst, NJ area with the idea candidate within a 40-mile radius of the base. It requires four (4) days of on-site work, with ten (10)-hour workdays from Monday to Thursday. There is also the potential for overtime on Friday and Saturday, depending on the workload.