Summary of Position:
This position will have primary day-to-day responsibilities in the lathe area doing machinists work with a client's specifications to produce manufactured parts using blueprints provided by a company's engineer lathe machinists assess specifications and configure the equipment to produce lots and batches of parts this position is also required to support the plants safety and environmental initiatives a physical presence on the floor will be part of each day's tasks and responsibilities this is not a "desk job" position.
Primary Dutues & Responsibilities:
To perform this position successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and or ability required.
- Shall adhere to all safety health and environmental procedures policies and practices (Employee Handbook)
- Shall support all customers expectations through established technical and precision protocol
- Shall adequately set up the machines and turret may be responsible for turning threading grinding and boring as examples of tasks required
- Support of procedures and protocols of ISO 9001: 2015 and work instructions to ensure customer satisfaction
Key Accountabilities:
- Responsible for supporting the practices of TPM (Total Preventative Maintenance) to continually improve the preventative maintenance program of the operations (equipment and practices)
- Lathe machinists are expected to use measuring tools such as gauges calipers indicators and micrometers to perform tool changes and radius offsets
- Responsible for the setting up loading and programming of C&C equipment. They're responsible for its smooth operation and transition from 1 customer requirement to another
- Responsible for day-to-day assigned projects
- Help with maintaining timelines and ensuring that the company strives to meet customer expectations
- Support with the input for the function of process and operation cadence
- Willing to be active and possibly travel for education requirements that improve techniques and programming requirements to maintain and or upgrade systems for quality impacts to continuous growth
- Support other team functions required by management that would support facility growth
Skills & Competencies:
- Personal computing skills with knowledge of Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
- Strong communication skills - both written and oral
- Highly organized
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to identify urgent and/or emerging problems and engage appropriate colleagues in problem resolution
Education Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Secondary degree in Machining or equivalent experience and training is strongly preferred
Experience Requirements:
- Five years or more of experience in machining or similar role within a manufacturing setting
- Experience in some facet of prototype or manufacturing setting
Physical Requirements/Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those 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
- Ability to regularly sit stand and walk for extended periods of time
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is at times required to work on a personal computer
- Incumbents are frequently required to spend time in the plant examining equipment which may require climbing stooping and standing
The above is intended to describe the essential job functions the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job it is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement for all supplemental duties responsibilities or non essential requirements.
