Machinist

HEICO Corporation • Naranja, FL

37d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Silver Wings Aerospace – (Homestead/Princeton, FL)
Ready to be part of an industry that keeps the world moving? Silver Wings Aerospace is looking for a reliable, detail-oriented Team member to join our growing team in South Florida. Based in Princeton, Florida, Silver Wings Aerospace is a trusted name in aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). We specialize in Power Generation systems (IDGs, Generators, CSDs), Hydraulic Pumps, Fuel Pumps, and Electrical Accessories—supporting airlines and operators around the globe.
What sets us apart? It’s our people and expertise. With decades of hands-on experience, advanced in-house engineering, and skilled technicians, we deliver high-quality, reliable component repairs that our customers depend on every day. If you’re looking for a role where your work supports a fast-paced, high-impact industry—and where you can grow your skills alongside experienced professionals—Silver Wings Aerospace is the place to be.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Three to five years' experience as a machinist required.
• Must read and write the English language.
• Flexibility to work beyond 40 hours/week as required.
• Represents strong familiarity to MRO production processes.
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Requires sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• Requires frequent walking, bending, stooping, climbing, and balancing.
• Requires occasional reaching above shoulder level, kneeling or squatting.
• Requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling weight up to 50 pounds.
• Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Regularly required to use hands and fingers.

Nice To Haves

• five to ten years of experience preferred.
• FAA repair station Tool fabrication experience
• IDG/CSD machining and rework experience

Responsibilities

• Performs set up and operation of machine tools to machine metallic and nonmetallic work pieces according to specifications, tooling instructions, and standard charts, applying knowledge of machining methods.
• Reads blueprint or job orders for product specifications, such as dimensions and tolerances, and tooling instructions, such as fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, depth of cut and determines sequence of operations.
• Positions and secures work pieces in holding device, machine table, chuck, centers, or fixtures, using clamps and wrenches. Moves controls to position tool and work piece in relation to each other, and to set specified feeds, speeds and depth of cut.
• Observes operation of machine and verifies conformance of machined work piece to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as fixed gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
• Operates bench grinder to sharpen tools.
• Sets up and operates machines and equipment other than machine tools, such as welding machines and flame-cutting equipment.
• Other duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

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