MACHINING TECH - Lathe | 1st Shift (Four 10-Hr Shifts)

WEILER INC • Knoxville, IA

8d • $25 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

Sets up and operates various machines, primarily computer numerically controlled (CNC). Equipment may include, but is not limited to, CNC Press Brakes, CNC Machining Center, CNC Rollers, CNC lathes, plate cut, manual lathes, and manual drills. This job description reflects management’s assessment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or a minimum of six months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach with and use hands and fingers, talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, climb and balance.
• The employee occasionally may be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets blueprints and work orders for specification such as dimensions and tolerances, tooling instructions, feed rates, cutting speeds, depth of cuts, and cutting tools.
• Builds tooling and work holding devices to complete tasks.
• Performs setup processes per documented instructions and adjusts machine settings to provide the best quality part with the greatest efficiency.
• Reads and understands measuring tools such as angle and degree square.
• Utilizes measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, and tape measurers to verify product quality.
• Loads and unloads raw material and completed product, at times with overhead hoist.
• May operate CNC machines that have been previously programmed.
• Performs and documents level 1 TPMs
• Works in a safe manner at all times, following all safety guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED