Machinist II

Taylor-Listug, Inc. • El Cajon, CA

84d • $29 - $35

About The Position

If you are a skillful machinist who enjoys fabricating and being highly productive in a rewarding R&D environment, this is a great opportunity for you! We are looking for a machinist who can operate Fadal VCM and fabricate, weld and solder! Bring your machining talents to our Tooling Department at Taylor Guitars! The Machinist sets up and operates conventional, special purpose, and computer numerical control (CNC) machining centers to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree (two-year college or technical school) is required.
• Five to seven years as a CNC Machinist with job shop experience.
• Manual machining, lathe and mill background is a must.
• Experience with Fadal VMC and Thermwood CNC Router machines is a plus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and computer literate with the ability to learn new software applications.

Responsibilities

• Measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent fabricating.
• Studies drawings, specifications and sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of what will be the finished work piece.
• Fits and assembles machined parts into complete units, applying knowledge of machine shop theory and procedures, shop mathematics, machining ability of materials, and layout techniques.
• Sets up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.
• Verifies conformance of finished work piece to specifications, dimensions and alignment of assembly.
• Fits and assembles parts into complete assembly, using jigs, fixtures, surface plates, hand tools, and power tools.
• Installs machined replacement parts into mechanisms, machines, and equipment, and performs tests to ensure functionality and performance.
• Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers, and others to resolve machining and assembly problems.
• Capable of completing basic operations on the manual machining equipment (lathe and mill).
• Performs first piece inspection to ensure parts conformance to specification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees