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We are seeking a highly skilled Machinist Specialist to join our team at Westinghouse Electric Company. As a key member of our manufacturing operations team, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining complex machine tools, ensuring high-quality precision machined components are produced in accordance with engineering drawings and written instructions.

• Operate and maintain a variety of machine tools, including CNC machines, to produce high-quality precision machined components.
• Set up and operate machine tools, including loading and unloading parts, to ensure efficient production and high-quality results.
• Determine the need for and fabricate jigs and tooling to support machining operations.
• Practice proper housekeeping and observe all safety and criticality procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
• Responsible for quality of work during the machining process to ensure required tolerances have been met.
• Practice 5S principles and observe all safety policies to maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Load or coordinate the loading of machining centers to ensure efficient production.
• Run multiple machines at the same time, based on proximity, qualifications, and training, to maximize production efficiency.
• Modify and/or troubleshoot machining programs as needed, based on machine qualification and training, to ensure optimal production results.
• Set up machine tools and components or castings to ensure the proper machining of the part, component, or casting to print specifications.
• General duties as assigned by management/supervision, including receiving direction from supervisor or team coordinator.

• High school graduate or recognized equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience and operational proficiency as a Westinghouse – Newington Machinist B or recognized equivalent.
• Thorough knowledge of CNC "G" codes.
• Thorough knowledge of tooling, fixtures, and machine set-up to achieve quality precision machined components.
• Familiar with and practice 5S principles.
• Able to perform highly technical and close tolerance work to engineering drawings and written instructions.
• Able to operate any of the machine tool types with a minimal amount of training.
• Able to determine the need for and fabricate jigs and tooling.
• Able to speak, read, and write in English.

• Thorough knowledge of programming is preferred.

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

We offer competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S., the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness, and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program