1St Shift Machine Apprentice - Manual Machinist Focus
About The Position
Lindt is seeking a Manual Machinist to support the day-to-day operations of an industrial maintenance shop. The role fabricates, modifies, repairs, and reverse-engineers precision components that help keep production equipment running safely and reliably. The position is suited to a skilled tradesperson with strong manual machining experience, mechanical aptitude, and the ability to work from drawings, sketches, sample parts, or verbal instructions in a fast-paced maintenance environment. The machinist supports maintenance technicians by producing and reworking parts for equipment repairs, rebuilds, breakdown response, and preventive maintenance. The role also involves selecting machining processes and tooling, inspecting finished components, troubleshooting worn or damaged parts, and maintaining shop equipment and work areas. Shift flexibility may be required to support business needs.
Requirements
- At least 3–5 years of hands-on manual machining experience in an industrial, manufacturing, maintenance, toolroom, or repair environment.
- Strong experience operating manual lathes and manual milling machines.
- Ability to machine parts to close tolerances and verify work using precision measuring tools.
- Ability to work from blueprints, sketches, damaged parts, and verbal instructions.
- Understanding of shop math, materials, cutting tools, speeds and feeds, fits, clearances, and machining best practices.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and ability to support urgent maintenance needs.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize requests, and communicate effectively with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.
- Ability to execute detailed assignments and support mechanical systems effectively.
- Teamwork commitment and strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- High school diploma.
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the company will not sponsor work visas.
- Must successfully pass a background screening and may be required to pass drug screenings.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s degree in a related major or equivalent on-the-job experience.
- Completion of a certified technical school curriculum in a technical discipline.
- Ability to use AutoCAD.
Responsibilities
- Set up and operate manual lathes, milling machines, drill presses, grinders, saws, and other standard machine shop equipment.
- Fabricate, repair, and modify mechanical parts, tooling, guards, brackets, shafts, bushings, spacers, fixtures, and other machine components.
- Produce or rework parts needed for equipment repairs, rebuilds, breakdown response, and preventive maintenance activities.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, sketches, and sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, materials, and machining methods.
- Perform layout work, measure parts, and verify finished components using precision measuring tools.
- Determine appropriate machining processes, tooling, speeds, feeds, and work-holding methods for one-off and small-batch repair work.
- Inspect finished work for accuracy, fit, finish, and compliance with specifications.
- Troubleshoot damaged or worn parts and recommend practical repair or replacement solutions.
- Maintain machine shop equipment, tooling, measuring instruments, and work areas in a clean, organized, and safe condition.
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive may be included as part of the compensation package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
