Description:
Machinist Level 4
Reports To: Operations Manager
Target Pay Range: $28-42
Job Summary
Machinist level 4 will efficiently make quality conforming product by efficient application of work holding, machine tool setup and tool offset adjustments.
Essential Functions:
The primary duties and responsibilities of a machinist level 4 consist of but are not limited to:
- Highly efficient use of machine tools and time to make quality parts
- Using Mastercam, create clear, logical programs on High complexity parts, with documentation for other to follow
- Design, create and apply new and complex work holding and fixtures
- Setup new and repeating high complexity parts
- Expertly complete secondary operations such as deburring
- Perform basic to advanced machine preventative maintenance activities
- Collaborate with production management, engineering, and quality to establish effective processes
- Work effectively within a team to achieve production goals
- Train, mentor and coach other team members
- Set the example for others to follow with workmanship and teamwork
- Miscellaneous activities as assigned by Manager
Qualifications:
o High School Diploma (required)
o Associates Degree in Machine Tool Technology (Highly Preferred)
o GD&T (Required)
o 10+ years’ experience machining
o Experience producing tight tolerance parts is both production and prototype environments
o 5+ years’ experience working in ISO or AS workplaces
Accountabilities
- Facilitate a continuous improvement culture
- Foster a team-oriented quality ownership culture
- Ensure compliance to QMS and Safety requirements
- Ensure compliance to Ethics & Employee Handbook
- Ensure effective use of resources
- Effectively produce product within scope of Job Travelers
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment
- Produce product meeting customer specification
- Produce product in accordance with traveler and other internal process documentation
- Meet and/or exceed workmanship standard
Authorities
- Stop processes & shipments due to quality concerns if necessary
- Communicate to Management issues with product and process conformance
- Communicate to Management noncompliance to QMS, Safety, Ethics, and Employee Handbook requirements
Competencies
- Effectively communicate verbally or in writing
- Competent use of Window’s based PC
- Advanced use of CAM software
- Advanced understanding of blue prints
- Ability to use and apply basic math applicable to machining
- Advanced understanding of GD&T and how to apply it
- Advanced ability to troubleshooting/problem solving machine and programming issues on high complexity parts with minimal supervision
- Ability to maintain high level of attention to detail
- Advanced knowledge of cutting tools and their applications
- High proficiency with measuring tools, e.g. micrometers, calipers, pins, vision system, CMM
- Ability to collaborate with others throughout the organization
- Regularly lift 30-50 pounds
DEFINITIONS
Basic- Fundamental understanding of a required skill set
Intermediate- Proficient skill and understanding of a required skill set
Advanced- Proficient skill and understanding of a required skill set with the ability to troubleshoot and train others.
Moderate Complexity - parts which have at least one single, very tight (.0001”) tolerance feature and/or multiple close (.001”) tolerance interrelated features
High Complexity - parts which have two or more very tight (.0001”) tolerance features and/or multiple interrelated tight (.0005”) and/or close (.001”) features
Requirements:
We are looking for experienced and creative machinist who like to tackle the toughest work. Machinist that are successful here have solid experience in Job Shop/ Short run shops and are able to program, setup and run their own work. Having a sold foundation in GD&T as well as inspection of in process parts is a must. If you are a machinist that likes to think, problem solve and make some very interesting and important parts there is truly no better place to work. We have a great benefits package and treat our employees right.
