Machinists
Job Scope:
Controlling and operating machines and equipment to manufacture parts for the company. Includes milling and boring steel for parts. Operate machinery safely and efficiently while meeting production deadlines.
Essential Duties:
- Drill and machine parts for aggregate equipment
- Set up machinery and parts as specified
- Read blueprints
- Operation of CNC machinery
- Maintain a chain of communication with co-workers, supervisors, and other departments
- Use of hand tools and precision measuring tools like micrometers and calipers
- Treat shop tools and equipment with care
Secondary Duties:
- Keep work area clean
- Maintain an overall safe work environment
- Perform other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to read blueprints
- Understanding of trigonometry
- Knowledge of CNC programming
Education Requirements:
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent years of experience
Experience Requirements:
CNC programming experience preferred
Physical Requirements:
Individuals must be prepared for:
Reaching – 50% of shift
Bending – 15% of shift
Pushing – 10% of shift
Pulling – 10% of shift
Climbing – 10% of shift
Sitting – 35% of shift
Overhead work – 0% of shift
Standing – 50% of shift
Walking – 20% of shift
Lifting to 50 pounds – 10% of shift
Employees must perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. The company will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability, as defined by the ADA, who has made the company aware of his or her disability, provided that such accommodation does not constitute an undue hardship on the company.
Other Requirements:
- Pass a pre-employment drug screen and pre-employment physical
Work Environment:
Work takes place in a manufacturing shop. The volume in the shop is loud. Individuals may be exposed to fumes and chemical exposure such as coolant mist and cutting oil smoke. Individuals must be prepared to work in either hot or cold temperatures.
Career Ladder:
This position could lead to advancement to a Lead Machinist position.
Christopher Joyce Vulcan Materials of Winston-Salem, NC
Our Metso HP 800 Mainframe had a loose shaft and we re-fit the shaft back to OEM specs with a 2-week-turnaround to get a 3.5-million-ton-plant back up and running.