Journeyman machinist

Tube Form Solutions, LLC•Elkhart, IN

10h•Onsite

About The Position

A Journeyman machinist is a highly skilled employee responsible for producing tools, and specialized parts and devices used on manufacturing machines in a Tool & Die environment. The work requires practical skill and knowledge to analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make tooling, jigs, fixtures, and gauges. The work may require interpreting specifications, blueprints, manufacturers' manuals, sketches, or similar documents. The candidate must have the ability to plan the sequence of operations and generate CNC code for the machine tool. The candidate will be required to test and inspect the tools and dies that are created to ensure that they are true to the original design and function properly. The candidate must have excellent communication skills and the ability to problem solve. The candidate must be able to perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Basic knowledge of mathematics, and English.
A minimum of 4 years of combined experience and training similar to that required in a bonafide apprenticeship program, OR five (5) years of documented experience.
Ability to work in a Tool & Die environment, all materials machined are in metal.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to problem solve.

Responsibilities

Producing tools, and specialized parts and devices used on manufacturing machines in a Tool & Die environment.
Analyzing specifications, laying out metal stock, setting up and operating machine tools, and fitting and assembling parts to make tooling, jigs, fixtures, and gauges.
Interpreting specifications, blueprints, manufacturers' manuals, sketches, or similar documents.
Planning the sequence of operations and generating CNC code for the machine tool.
Testing and inspecting the tools and dies that are created to ensure that they are true to the original design and function properly.
Performing incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task.
Working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating dies, tools, and assemblies.
Visualizing and computing dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based upon specifications.
Setting up and operating conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, CNC Machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finish.
Filing, grinding, shimming, and adjusting different parts to properly fit them together.
Lifting, positioning, and securing machine parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
Measuring, marking, and scribing metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
Selecting materials to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerances.