Machinist

About the Role The Machinist will perform skilled level work in the fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and repair of metal parts and tools, requiring a high degree of accuracy and precision. Work is guided by oral instructions, penciled layouts, blueprints, sketches, and references to worn or broken parts, and is inspected for quality and conformity with requirements. What You'll Do

• Set up and operate a variety of manual machining equipment including lathes, mills, grinders, and drill presses.
• Perform in-process and final inspection of parts to ensure quality and conformance with requirements.
• Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, models, or other visual aids; visualize parts from rough sketches and oral instructions.
• Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and other lifting devices.
• Work cooperatively with other employees and maintain a safe working environment; follow oral and written instructions in English.
• Stand for extended periods; lift up to 50 pounds; bend or stoop; coordinate movement of multiple limbs; make fine, highly controlled adjustments to control mechanisms and measurement tools.
• Learn job-related material primarily through on-the-job training and observation. What We're Looking For
• 1 year of experience as a skilled machinist and completion of a recognized machinist apprenticeship program, or three years of experience as a skilled machinist; other combinations of experience and education that meet requirements may be substituted.
• Knowledge of job-related materials, tools, methods, standard practices, and the hazards and safety precautions of the machinist’s trade.
• Ability to visualize parts or equipment that need to be made from rough sketches and oral instructions; read blueprints, sketches, models, or other visual aids; and use graphic instructions and measuring tools.
• Ability to operate manual machining equipment; learn on the job; work safely and cooperatively with others.
• Understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions in English.
• Physically capable of standing for extended periods and lifting up to 50 pounds.