Machinist

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Actively participate and sustain high level of 5S.

• Performs all duties in a safe manner and keeps all employees aware of dangers in work area.

• Practices good housekeeping in assigned area and properly disposes of waster according to safety and environmental policies.

• Able to set up tools with little guidance. Gathers required tooling and fixture or places order if necessary.

• Inputs labor details into MES System.

• Able to set up tools with little guidance. Gathers required tooling and fixture or places order if necessary.

• Identifies the type of material being used and corrects or modifies tooling call-outs, offsets, speeds and feeds to allow for variations in the material.

• Performs the majority of machining operations needed to complete the part. Consistently meets or exceeds manufacturing, safety and quality targets.

• Uses material handling equipment to move parts and components to and from work area.

• Promptly reports any operational problems or safety issues with machinery, tools or equipment to Line Leader.

• May perform additional operations on product such as cleaning, deburring, stamping and sanding. May learn and perform preventative maintenance on assigned machines.

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• Possess at least 3-5 years of working experience in precision machining environment

• NITEC in Precision Engineering / Diploma in mechanical engineering or equivalent

• Proficient with application of measuring instruments, gages and measuring techniques

• Ability to use a personal computer or workstation

• Knowledge and ability to guide junior machinists

• Able to read, write and comprehend simple verbal and written English

• Demonstrate ability to interpret engineering drawings with multiple views and machining surfaces