MACHINE OPERATOR

THE machinist is considered fully skilled with experience and/or capable to set up and operate

conventional, special purpose, CNC and Numerical Control (NC) machines, lathes, drills, mills, grinders

and machining centers to fabricate metallic and non metallic parts by performing the following duties.

 

Job Description:

•Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine

dimensions and tolerances of finished workpiece, sequence of operations, and setup requiremen

ts.

•Measures, marks, and scribes’ dimensions and reference points on material or workpieces as

guides for subsequent machining as necessary

•Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and

materials on machines a s necessary to machine parts as requited.

•Calculate and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow,

depth, and angle of cut or enters commands to retrieve, input or edit computerized machine

control media according to established guidelines and procedures.

•Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-

of -tolerance machining and adjust machine controls or control media as required.

•Verifies conformance of finished workpieces to specifications, using measuring and inspection

tools as necessary.

•Sets up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or

programmed control data.

•Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers, and others to resolve machining

or assembly problems

•Maintain a clean and organized work area and maintain all equipment according to

maintenance plans and established procedures.

•Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communication in a manner so that you get

along with co-workers and management.

•Continue to grow knowledge and use the tools to identify and assist with continues

improvement.

•Ensure that safe work practices are followed and adhered to.

•Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas

.Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

•Associate degree preferred but not required. Experience in lieu of a degree will be

accepted.

•Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.

•Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance

instructions, and procedure manuals.

•Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.​

fundamental of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

•Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations

where only limited standardization exists.

•Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

•The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals

•While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.

•The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with

hands and arms and talk or hear.

•The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

•The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

•Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision,

and ability to adjust focus.