• Setting up different machines as needed, running machines when not needed setting up.
• Capable of CNC set-up of our mills.
• Proper gauging – progressive gauges, micrometers, calipers,

• Proper machine guarding,
• Completion of legible and accurate paperwork.
• Job task must be performed “safely and satisfactorily”.
• Immediate communication with the supervisor to advise when job is close to completion, completion of job, part irregularity, quality problems, machine malfunction or breakdown, and machine not making rate.
• Works from prints or drawings to produce a variety of items.

• Sets up machines for less skilled production machine operators.
• Assists lower-level machine operators to develop skills and to produce production parts to specifications.
• Produces quality items beyond the capabilities of production machine operators.
• Follows lockout – tagout procedures when machines must be shut down for repair, as well as following all safety rules regarding machine operation and proper guarding.
• Maintain work area in neat condition.

• Dependability to work as a team to include daily attendance, on-time reporting to work station, timely return from break periods and restroom.
• Assume other duties as directed by the supervisor

Skills/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of a technical school in machine tooling is helpful.

• 2-5 years of previous machining experience, with at least one year of experience as a fully qualified machinist.
• Ability to read directions, job orders, measuring instruments (i.e. micrometers, calipers), blueprints, and specifications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to communicate with other personnel is required.
• Self-disciplined and self-motivated.
• Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for a long period of time, 90% of the time is spent standing.

• Must be able to frequently move about the work space to access moving parts and machinery, etc.
• Sufficient reading and writing ability to follow prints and program instructions.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate machinery for precision work
• Visual acuity (corrected) to read directions and prints and to inspect machined parts closely to ensure that they meet specifications.
• Frequently relocates metal parts and equipment weighing between .5 (1/2) pound up to 60 pounds at various times. Finished parts may weigh up to 50 pounds.