Machinist

Union Electric Steel Corp - Valpo•Valparaiso, IN

59m•Onsite

About The Position

Union Electric Steel Corporation is seeking a JOURNEYMAN MACHINIST for our Valparaiso, IN manufacturing plant to set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision products. Candidates must be capable of maintaining industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, layout, and machining procedures as well as provide your Journeyman Machinist card/certificate. Day Shift Position with Overtime as needed. Primary Function: To lay out work, set up and operate machine tools and perform any dismantling, fitting and assembly work required for production, plant maintenance or construction. Also operates all types of equipment on production.

Requirements

Candidates must be capable of maintaining industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, layout, and machining procedures
Journeyman Machinist card/certificate

Responsibilities

Receives instructions, prints and work order.
Interprets drawings and sketches; plans and determines working procedure.
Performs any layout work and makes sketches as required.
Calculates and determines dimensions, tapers, indices and other data using shop formulae and hand books as necessary.
Selects and grinds tools, various cutters, boring heads, gauges, etc., in accordance with hardness, machinability and other properties of parts to be machined.
Procures or makes jigs, fixtures or machine attachments required for the job.
Sets up and operates machine tools, adjusting stops, feeds and speeds for efficient machining.
Machines rolls or parts to precision tolerances and specified finishes.
Uses precision measuring instruments. Dismantles machinery and equipment, assembles fits, aligns and adjusts machinery and equipment to very close tolerance.
Hooks for and directs crane for product, material or equipment movement as required.
Maintains clean and orderly working area and sweeps as required.