Lathe Machinist IV - PART-TIME

ADDMAN Engineering•Glen Burnie, MD

30d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for a meaningful way to stay involved after retirement? This part-time position is ideal for skilled machinists who want to continue making an impact by sharing their knowledge, supporting production efforts, and helping train our growing workforce - 20-25 hours per week. In this role you will set up, operate, clean, and maintain the vast majority (or all) of machining equipment onsite including lathes, mills, 3-axis machines, 5-axis machines and other equipment to make precise parts, ensure efficient operations, and achieve high utilization. At ADDMAN, you’ll be part of a skilled and growing team serving the defense, space and commercial aerospace industries.

Requirements

Able to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities to exceed customer expectations
Works independently, strong work ethic, is self-motivated and able to complete tasks with minimal supervision
Ability to work on cross-functional teams to support the core business, ensuring quality products are delivered on time
Computer aptitude (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
Ability to read, write, and communicate in the English language
Must be a team player and willing to learn new skills and concepts
5 years' experience in machining and with quality processes is desired
Some exposure and experience with manufacturing /CNC machining processes
Understand continuous improvement or lean / six sigma principles
This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person citizenship status.

Responsibilities

Always has safety first in mind when working at ADDMAN, uses all personal protective equipment as required.
Ensures all equipment and forklifts are functioning per design and function.
Shuts down equipment and stops operations in unsafe conditions, lockout/tagout when necessary.
Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, and specifications to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpiece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input or edits computerized machine control media.
Selects proper programs, fixtures, tooling, drills, and inserts as needed.
Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusts machine or machine’s program as required to vary the depth of cut, RPM and rate of feed efficiently.
Confers with engineers, supervisor, production personnel, programmers, maintenance, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
Works with material preparation and finishing departments as needed.
Operates various equipment and makes various parts to precise specifications utilizing knowledge of metal properties, set ups, layouts, and precision machining procedures.
Performs layouts, sets up and operates a variety of machine tools.
Follows instruction from a traveler / router and machining procedures to perform the machining process.
Can set up, operate and perform preventive / basic maintenance on the vast majority (or all) equipment in the facility.
Sets up equipment according to specifications on product blueprint, with little to no supervision, on various machine tools such as: ID/OD grinders, turret lathe, engine lathe, horizontal boring mill, vertical boring mill, radial drill, planer mill, 3-axis machine, and 5-axis machine.
May develop specifications form general description and draw sketch of part or product to be fabricated.
Operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed data.
May install machined replacement parts in machines and equipment, and tests operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
Accurately reads and records information (i. e. material manufacture date, number of parts produced, and other criteria) that is critical to the production process.
Updates inventory systems for usage and scrap and prepares Material Tags for non-conforming parts.
Utilizes various gauging equipment to ensure conformance to the engineering specifications and standards through the production run – must be able to hold very tight tolerances ((+/- 0.0001).
Ability to use precision measuring instruments i.e. calipers, micrometers, gage pins height gages, dial indicators and precision scales.
Adheres to the AS9100 and ISO 9000 standards and complies with internal Quality Management System (QMS) standards.
May provide training to other in the department when necessary.
Maintains an accurate count and record production pieces and hours of production.
Performs housekeeping and cleanup duties upon completion of assigned tasks.
Actively participates in housekeeping and 5S efforts by maintaining an orderly, clean, and safe work area.
Keeps equipment and product free of FOD, Foreign Object Debris.
Promotes teamwork within the organization.
Follows all Company Human Resources policies and process procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned.