Conventional Machinist I

Performs necessary duties to set up, operate conventional machines and welders in a safe, clean, and productive environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to appropriately fixture and TIG weld stainless steel components using manual torch
• Sets up and operates conventional milling and lathe machines to produce prototypes and small runs of parts with medium to high complexity
• Maintains equipment including machines, measuring tools
• Keeps work area safe and clean
• Reads, comprehends, and understands blueprints, sketches, and verbal instruction
• Uses standard shop measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and optical comparators.
• Continually demonstrates the ability to set up and run close tolerance machined parts of titanium, plastic’s and stainless steels using standard shop machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and surface grinders in a fast pace environment
• Sharpens cutting tools and maintains equipment as required
• Ability to work with minimal Supervision/Direction
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must be able to read and understand blueprints and written/verbal instructions
• Must have basic general machine shop mathematics
• Must possess mechanical aptitude skills

Education and/or Experience:

• 0–2 years