Manual Machinist

About the company: Industrial company that provides mechanical troubleshooting and service of mechanical seals, valves, pumps and rotating equipment. Providing custom engineered mechanical solutions for equipment serving the following industries: Power, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Petro Chemical, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Marine, Water/Waste Water and Hospitals.

About the job:

Reads and interprets blueprints.

Uses gages and measuring instruments to meet tolerance requirements.

Uses precision tools, machinery and equipment such as lathe, vertical milling machine, drill press, hydraulic press, chop saw, band saw, push and pull broaches and a variety of cutting tools and equipment.

Fabricates and shapes parts such as tools and machine parts out of metal, plastics and composites.

Properly and safely selects, aligns, secures and removes holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and materials onto machines.

Recognizes, deploys and properly uses inserts, fixtures and tooling.

Performs daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on machinery and equipment.

Evaluate experimental procedures and recommend change or modifications for efficiency and adaptability to setup and production.

Complies with all quality policies, specifications, regulations and instructions.

Required:

HS Diploma. Ideally some trade school or technical school experience.

3+ years of manufacturing work experience with manual machining.

Must be able to read and interpret blueprint and technical drawings.

Experience using precision tools, machinery and equipment such as lathe, vertical milling machine, drill press, hydraulic press, chop saw, band saw, push and pull broaches and a variety of cutting tools and equipment.

Experience with fabricating shaped parts such as tools and machine parts out of metal, plastics and composites.