Senior Machinist

About the role

This position operates machining equipment to produce production and prototype components. Primary functions include, but are not limited to, operating machines, machine programming, completing production paperwork, measuring/inspection, troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Supports the production or engineering demand for machined and fabricated parts.
• Creates prototype parts from engineering blueprints including programming, tooling selection and fixturing.
• Develops and edits CNC programs while following a standard process for maintaining the programs.
• Modifies/grinds tooling to achieve targeted geometry and reduce lead times.
• Supports the demands of R&D and engineering in a scheduled fashion.
• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces, sequence of operations and set-up requirements.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input or edit computerized machine control media.
• Maintains all safety and cleanliness policies and procedures.
• Verifies conformance of finished parts or assemblies to specifications or design requirements.
• Installs machine replacement parts in mechanisms, machines and equipment and tests operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
• Confers with engineers or machinists to resolve machining problems.
• Mentors other machinists.

Requirements

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for supporting the production or engineering demand for machined and fabricated parts.
• Responsible for supporting the demands of R&D and engineering in a scheduled fashion.
• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces, sequence of operations and set-up requirements.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input or edit computerized machine control media.
• Maintains all safety and cleanliness policies and procedures.
• Verifies conformance of finished parts or assemblies to specifications or design requirements.
• Installs machine replacement parts in mechanisms, machines and equipment and tests operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
• Confers with engineers or machinists to resolve machining problems.
• Mentors other machinists.

Education, Experience, and Training

• 12+ years of experience in machining in a production and prototype environment.
• 5+ years of experience programming and creating prototypes using Swiss CNC screw machines.
• 5+ years of experience performing general CNC programming; PartMaker preferred.
• SPDT/Diffsys experience preferred.
• Training to be completed per the training plan for this position as maintained in the document control system.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Troubleshooting of Machining Equipment and non-conforming components.
• Experience and knowledge of various types of metrology.
• Prior work in a production environment.
• Must be adaptable to frequent schedule and priority changes.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Company Policies

• Insider Trading Policy
• Global Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy
• Code of Business Conducts and Ethics

Salary

$38.00/hour to $45.00/hour