Machinist III

Essential Functions

• Performs all tasks in a safe and responsible manner and complies with company policies.
• Determine the uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); identify the safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and surrounding environment.
• Able to run and complete parts using the MRP Network.
• Using the MRP system to clock in and out of jobs upon set-up and completion, also knowledge of MRP to look ahead on upcoming jobs and machine set-up mill and lathe set-up.
• Maintaining and filling out of quality sheets to verify part tolerances.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of CNC mill and lathe processes.
• Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, mathematics, metal properties and overall shop knowledge.
• Design fixtures, tooling, and experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
• Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for such purposes as development, standardization, and feasibility of design.
• Use practical experience in the application of "G" codes and "M" codes, writing CNC machine programs, and machine setup and operation for secondary operators to complete jobs.
• Measure, examine, and test completed parts using the Zeiss CMM Machine to detect defects and ensure conformance to specifications of parts and materials.
• May perform other duties as assigned by management

Job Qualifications

• Effectively be able to communicate with internal and external customers.
• Able to run and complete parts using the MRP Network.
• Able to add, subtract, divide and multiply all units of measure, including fractions, whole numbers, decimals and percentages.
• Able to understand Excel programs.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Able to solve problems and deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.
• Able to work without immediate supervision.
• Able to notice what work needs to be done and establish a time frame of how much time will be required to complete it.
• Works with power driven equipment.
• Frequent stooping and bending required.
• Works with costly metals where possibility of damage or scrap is high.
• Close attention and care is required to prevent damage to complex machine tools.
• High mental and visual effort required.