Machinist Journeyman - Swing Shift

Vigor Industrial LLC•Portland, OR

31d•$39•Onsite

About The Position

Vigor is a values-driven, diversified industrial business operating in six locations with 1,800 people in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Built around a collection of powerful, unique assets and differentiated capabilities, Vigor excels at specialized shipbuilding and ship repair, supporting both commercial customers and our national defense. With deep respect for people and the planet, Vigor strives to be a positive, regenerative force for good - environmentally, in the lives of its employees and in the community. Vigor … Industrial Evolution. For more information, visit vigor.net. HOURLY RATE: $38.68 POSITION SUMMARY: This position handles precision machining, mechanical maintenance, occasional emergent repair of ships, and, at times, yard mechanical maintenance.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or greater.
5 years of relevant work experience preferred.
Proven skills: Work history and/or applicable education will be considered in lieu of work experience.

Responsibilities

Proficient on a milling machine, drill press, engine lathe, and vertical/horizontal boring mills.
Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures
Takes direction and requires limited guidance to conduct assignment.
Replaces defective parts on equipment, adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Assemble, and install equipment, using hand tools/power tools.
Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
Move machinery and equipment, using chain hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Assemble machines, and mount them to a foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
Lay out mounting holes accurately, and drill holes to the proper size.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using thermal expansion or liquid nitrogen technique.
Knowledge of rigging and overhead crane operation, lifting device use and inspection and load calculations.
Operate a lathe to grind, file, or turn parts down to dimensional specifications needed.
Align pump and motors efficiently using the dial indicator method.
Have the ability to work at heights.
Have the ability to work in confined spaces.
Communicates effectively, works independently or in a group.
Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English
Ability to do percentages, metric and decimal conversions, multiply fractions and decimals as required for use in measurements,
Reads and understands blueprints and assembly drawings.
Understand and demonstrate the use of all standard shop measuring tools:
Use hand tools (i.e., files and types of files, hacksaws, wrenches, porta-powers, taps, and dies).
Working knowledge of shipboard machinery (i.e. valves and actuators, variety of pumps, gears and gear boxes, winches, heat exchangers, bearings and shafting, rudder systems, field machining) pertaining to machine shop repairs.
Propulsion basics including variable pitch props.
Pumps - types and mechanical seals.
Steam systems.
Underwater hull machinery, including bearings.
Blowers, winches, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
Shipboard systems including condensers, heat exchangers, fuel, lube oil, and cooling.
Knowledge of overboard and suction ship valves (Disassembly, clean, lap and blue).