JOB TITLE: Machinist 2nd Shift (Monday to Thursday 4:00 PM - 3:30 AM )
OBJECTIVE: This position is for machinists with a minimum of 3 years' experience. To mill, drill, bore, or ream parts from extrusions, bar stock, forging, plate, assemblies, or composites that meet or exceed the specifications of our customers using multi-axis CNC machines.
SPECIAL WORK CONDITIONS AND AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Prolonged periods of standing, stooping, crouching, bending, and stretching.
- Lifting up to 50 lb. without assistance and over 50 lb. with assistance.
- Constant exposure to general shop conditions, including machine noise and metal dust.
- Constant repetitive use of hands, wrists, and arms.
Major Activities Performed and Machines/Tools Used by All Job Levels
- Multi-axis Makino Mag3
- Multiple spindled work centers
- Forklifts
- Hoists
- Precision Measuring Equipment
- Burr tools
Typical Basic Job Requirements
- Knowledge of blueprints, Engineering Orders (E.O.), Statistical Process Controls (SPCs) and Drawing Change Notices (DCNs).
- Follows instructions from planning, setup sheets, shop charts, and verbal instructions.
- Be familiar with multiple machine controls
- Perform the necessary actions to find and load the correct program from the DNC and understand the process for removing old programs from the machine control.
- Set up, with full to moderate assistance, the operations required to produce a quality part.
- Maintain quality standards, focusing on reducing the number of defects due to workmanship.
- A basic to advanced working knowledge of the various precision measuring tools used within the department.
- Understand what to check and when to use the various precision measuring instruments to ensure a quality part is being produced.
- Keep all company-owned and personal precision measuring equipment calibrated.
- Perform preventive maintenance on the equipment from the checklist on the machine.
- Maintain good housekeeping practices to promote a safe, well-organized work area.
- Safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, earplugs, aprons, gloves, and any other safety-related items as defined by the supervisor/lead person will be required.
- Proper disposal of hazardous waste as defined by supervisor/lead person as well as how to find and use the Safety Data Sheets.
- Basic knowledge of shop math and how to apply it. (SAE and Metric dimensioning)
- Knowledge of the different types of tools and tool holders, as well as our tool setting procedures.
- Demonstrate good communication with supervisor/co-workers and use time wisely.
- Work overtime as required to meet the customer schedule.
- Learn and adhere to company policies and procedures as defined in the company handbook.
Machinist Level II:
Typical Job Requirements
- Retain and perform all typical basic job requirements with minimal assistance based on area and degree of difficulty.
- Capable of setting up and performing the requirements of new or difficult product families with moderate to minimal assistance.
- Demonstrate good communication skills with supervisor/lead person, co-workers, and support departments.
- Show and maintain value-added time management skills.
- Achieve and maintain quality throughout the entire production process by verifying customer requirements using precision measuring equipment.
- Maintain a high standard of quality by meeting or exceeding expectations of scrap parts due to workmanship.
- Advanced shop math skills.
- Become proficient on one machine or machine control, with minimal assistance required to produce parts on that machine. Must also have a working knowledge of at least two other machines or machine controls.
- Capable of training new employees on Level I tasks.
- Advanced blueprint capabilities, including the ability to find or calculate missing dimensions.
- Ability to work with the following departments: tooling, quality, engineering, scheduling, and other departments as necessary.
- Be aware of upcoming part numbers to evaluate if problems could arise. Maintain a logbook of problems encountered during the production run and communicate these issues to Lead Person/Supervisor/Engineering/Programming.
- Evaluate methods to improve the maximum amount of the internal setup time to external setup time and decrease production times where possible.
- Troubleshoot quality problems.
- Maintains At or Above Expectations on reviews and has no open reprimands.
- Maintains the shop average efficiencies.
Education & Experience
- High School or equivalent.
- Typically, two to five years experience.
- Completion of any assigned training. (Blueprint, math, SPC, etc.)
Machinist Level III:
Typical Job Requirements
- Retain and perform all of Level II typical job requirements with minimal assistance based on area and degree of difficulty.
- Capable of training entry-level and Level I to Level II operators.
- Proficient at three or more machines or machine controls and can move around the department as needed to run the more complicated work.
- Lead or assist on new projects.
- Capable of setting up and performing all the requirements of new or difficult product families with minimal assistance.
- Ability to work closely with the following departments to maintain shop production: tooling, quality, engineering, scheduling, and other departments.
- Ability to perform shop floor editing and programming as required to maintain throughput or to build needed items to improve quality or productivity.
- Demonstrate basic lead-person (leadership) skills, i.e., fill in as lead person when required.
- Demonstrate good work ethics and lead by example.
- Evaluate setup and run documents as well as our processes, and make changes as required to improve quality or productivity.
- Maintain at or above average shop efficiencies.
- Consistently scores Above Expectations on reviews.
- No attendance issues
- Proficient at documenting Critical Problem Reports, Planning Change Requests, and Process Improvements Requests.
- Be able to plan the next setup(s) and ensure that the following are up-to-date and available: setup packet, programs, prints, charts, fixtures, cutters, and cams, etc.
Education & Experience
- High School or equivalent
- Same as Level II, with the addition of courses or seminars in supervisory, communication, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) training.
- Ability to run manufacturing software.
- Typically, a minimum of five to seven years of experience.