Manual Machinist

Job Title: Manual Machinist Level A Department: Machine Shop Reports To: Machine Shop Lead FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Shift Schedule : 1 st Shift – 5:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday 2 nd Shift – 4:30 pm – 5:00 am Monday through Wednesday and 4:30 pm -12:30 am Thursday Weekend Shift – 5:00 am – 5:30 pm Friday through Sunday Summary : Operate manual machines in a productive and safe manner to product parts that meet quality requirements at the lowest cost in a timely manner while minimizing waste of materials and resources. As a manual level A machinist, a higher level of responsibility is given to ensure products are completed in a timely and accurate fashion as well as an involvement with your team in a positive and productive manner. Responsibilities and duties include: · Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and hand tools · Study blueprints, drawings or ideas to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate the products · Communicate with other members of the staff to understand, visualize and determine the needs of the produced product · Set up and operate machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings · Maintain a clean and safe work area · Focus on continuously improving and maintaining of 5S program to include finding homes for things and general organization of the shop · Make recommendation for trying new tooling, adjust tools and replace as needed · Work with leads to maintain all tooling so that adequate supplies are in stock, organized and available when needed. · Perform basic maintenance of machines as required and keep supervisors informed of necessary maintenance beyond minimal operator ability · Must read and understand layouts, job packets and blue prints for parts being run (including geometric tolerance). This includes understanding of dimensions and tolerances of finished parts · Provide accurate inventory counts at all time and keep parts in appropriate parts storage areas · Collect and input SPC data, which involves the use of comparator, CMM, gages and related test instruments · Accountability for following DSI’s written quality procedures · Seeking out additional tasks to help the overall team to complete a project · Follow set-up procedures or create procedures for repeat jobs · Will be involved with and perform pre-production and program prove-outs related to changes in new products and tooling · Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories or materials onto machines · Must continuously perform at a high level on both quality and quantity when necessary · Recognize problem processes and/or unsafe set-ups and recommend alternatives · Provide peer training, coaching and assistance to other operators Ø Be a “go to person” for machinists to obtain knowledge, additional training and guidance when using the manual machines · Work as a team member to aid all shifts and support personnel to operate to departmental standards including quality and productivity goals · Record all data in epicor and track parts relating to jobs and processes correctly · Other duties as assigned Education or Certifications: · High School diploma or equivalent · Two year degree in Machining Technology or Machining trade school and four years of years of manual machining experience in milling or turning or 6 years of Manual Machining experience. May be a combination of schooling and education Skills/Abilities/Competencies: · Ability to read and understand complex parts with little data and operational layouts as required · Ability to set up new parts following blue print instructions · Prepare working sketches for illustration of the product and necessary materials/tooling · Work in a manner that is expedient and while utilizing the full machines capabilities · Take on additional tasks to help the team achieve desired goals with little or no supervision · Consistently look for ways to improve a current process, make recommendations based on machining knowledge or seek outside resources to obtain further knowledge · The “go to person” for complex and difficult parts · Ability to perform high level manual machine functions · Understand tooling requirements to set-up and operate machines in the department, including select and align tooling, fixtures and attachments for machining · Ability to troubleshoot effectively and efficiently with little (if any) guidance from lead to avoid downtime of machines. · Ability to perform a sequence of operations without supervision and consistently maintain the performance levels set for quality and quantity · Understanding of safety rules and regulations to prevent unsafe set-ups, operations, or acts which might cause injury to self, others, environment or equipment · Proactively engage in a working relationship with other members of the team · Ability to work through daily operational activities · Ability to plan effectively and execute the plans · Strong mechanical aptitude · Able to lift 25 pounds or more daily and over 25 pounds occasionally · Ability to push or pull over 25 pounds daily or over 25 pounds occasionally · Ability to make decisions with very little or no guidance or supervision · Communication skills both verbally and written Company Goals: · Ensure we are giving our customers 100% - all of the time Ø 100% on time delivery Ø 100% quality Ø 100% customer service ·