Manual Machinist

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.