Manual Machinist

Summary: Responsible to act in accordance with the policies set forth in the current procedures and manuals. Performing typical manual machining of production parts

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; others may be assigned:

•Improve work methods and tooling

•Report any safety problems to management

•Follow all environmental, health and safety policies

•Keep work area clean and orderly

•Manage ones own time efficiently

•Evaluate self work to ensure compliance with work instructions and standards

•Perform manual machining of production parts

•Use hydraulic drill press, band saw, belt sander, Acer mill, hem saw, MITRE saw, Omni crane, Acer lathe, Abell Crane, cut off saw, disc sander, Victor lathe, Bridgport mill, Gorbel crane, bench grinder, and Supertec surface grinder

•Using hand tools, drills, calipers, heat guns, Drimel tool, die grinders, protractors, micrometers, height gages, bench center, dial indicators, blind rivet guns, air glue gun, torque wrenches, flare tool, nutsert installation tools and bore gauges/bore rings

•Use work orders, drawings and/or schematics to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, equipment to be used, dimensions and tolerances

•Measure and examine completed work pieces to verify conformance, and check for marred surfaces

•Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws and other fasteners

•Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards

•Perform weekly checklist

•Set up, operate and tend machines

•Read and answer email daily

•Clock in and out of bar codes to begin and complete work orders

•Basic Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

•Wearing the proper safety equipment

•Smoothly form flat sheets of material on to curved surfaces of molds.

Requirements

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); related experience and/or training.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The ability to read, and interpret English documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and reports, drawings and schematics Ability to write and/or type routine correspondence or reports. The ability to perform simple shop math including use of decimals, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in all units of measure. The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted knowledge of mechanics, metal properties and machining.

Soft Skills: Communication: Active Listening, Negotiation, Nonverbal communication, Persuasion, Presentation, Reading body language, Verbal, Visual, Citical Thinking : Adaptability, Critical Observation, Desire to Learn, Flexibility, Innovation, Problem Solving, Research, Thinking outside the box, Tolerance of change and uncertainty, Teamwork: Accepting Feedback, Collaboration, Diversity Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Establishing interpersonal relationships, Dealing with Difficult personalities, Intercultural competence, Interpersonal skills, Networking, Self-Awareness.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning and moving materials, and manipulating things; reach with hands and arms; the ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm; the ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects; talk, hear and see. Must be compliant with FAA Manual vision test and color blindness test.

The employee is regularly required to stand, and/or walk, and occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must regularly lift, move, push, and/or carry up to 50lbs, and occasionally lift, move, push, and/or carry up to 100lbs with assistance of second party. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust and focus.

Employee may be subject to random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Exposed to a combination of normal office/shop environments. Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people. Exposed to any number of elements, but none present to the extent of being disagreeable

"This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential function or requirement of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant unless it would present an undue hardship for the employer."

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