Machinist Trainee

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers’ fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln operates 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com

Location: Chattanooga - Chattanooga, TN, United States (US)
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Manufacturing
Pay Range: ($34,715.00 - $64,470.00)
Target Bonus: 5.0%
Req ID: 24329

Position Summary: 2 Year Machinist Training Academy on site. All classroom and OJT Training will be conducted at Lincoln Electric Automation, Chattanooga

Eligible for 6 month pay increases during training program

Role qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED, prefer HS or College Vocational Machine Shop Training or Machinist Experience.

Position responsibilities:

• Operate CNC machinery and drill press, power saw, grinding machine, radial drill, and mill.
• Works off blueprints and job specs to operate machines.
• Performs in process checks of equipment so that adjustments can be made before a nonconformance occurs or a large number of parts are machined out of specifications.
• Checks measuring devices periodically with the shop standards to ensure they are accurate and to avoid damage.
• Cleans and inspects equipment to avoid breakdowns.
• Keeps work area clean and neat and complies with all safety standards.
• Measure machined parts to verify parts are to print.
• Observe and listen to machines during the machining process to verify correct speeds and feeds and to listen to machine for potential machine malfunctions.
• Lay out, measure and mark materials.
• Fit and assemble parts as per instructions or to print using hand tools and machinery.

Essential skills and experience:

• Entry Level Machinist must have the ability and aptitude to be able to operate a variety of machines (CNC machinery, lathes, milling machines, drill presses, surface grinders, and layout tools) to produce precision machine parts to print specifications.
• Must also have the ability and aptitude to fabricate, modify or repair machine parts.
• Also has the have the ability and aptitude to read blue prints, use micrometers (inside & outside), calipers, depth gages, layout tools and instruments, and be able to do shop mathematics including trigonometry.

Nonessential skills and preferred experience:

• Vocational Machine Shop Certificate or Machine Tool Technology a plus.

Reporting to this position:

• N/A

Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S)

• Understand the Company’s EHS Policy and how it relates to this job.
• Be aware of OSHA & EPA laws and regulations as well as the Company’s Plant Rules and Regulations that pertain to this job.
• Work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner and observe all company EHS procedures.
• Immediately notify the Supervisor if there is any safety hazard, any equipment not operating correctly, or if there are any questions regarding EHS procedures.
• Attend required EHS training

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

• Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and high voltages. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.