Machinist

Bowmar LLC•Fort Wayne, IN

22d•$0 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves operating and maintaining various machining equipment, including CNC turning and milling machines, lathes, mills, grinders, and more. The machinist will be responsible for setting up machines, producing parts according to specifications, inspecting work, and performing related tasks such as deburring, polishing, and surface treatment. The position requires a high level of skill in interpreting blueprints, editing CNC programs, and using precision measuring equipment. The work environment is indoors with air conditioning, but involves exposure to cutting fluids, oils, solvents, moving machinery, metal chips, and various chemicals, requiring the use of personal protective equipment.

Requirements

Must be able to perform all job duties under minimum supervision.
Ability to set up and use all special dimensional gauging and measurement equipment.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and process routings.
Ability to edit and modify CNC programs.
Must have knowledge of machine speed and feed.
Ability to read and interpret various documents such as blueprints, sketches, production routings and written instructions.
Must have prior knowledge and experience in the operation of CNC equipment.
Ability to set up and use special dimensional gauging and measuring equipment.
Ability to make and maintain complex set ups.
Ability to use Master Cam and other software.
Prior experience in metal working machine operation.
Ability to weigh, measure and evaluate chemical solutions and materials used in processes.
Some knowledge of chemical properties of materials.
Knowledge of chemical emergency procedures.
Knowledge of operation of equipment such as sand blasting, tumbling machines as well as polisher mediums and their applications.
Requires good manual dexterity.
Ability to operate cutting equipment.
Knowledge of raw materials used in job classifications.
Knowledge of raw material measurements.
Knowledge of shop math.
New employees must attain satisfactory proficiency in three months.

Responsibilities

Set up, maintain set up and operate CNC turning machines with cross-machining and accessory equipment, CNC Milling machines and accessory equipment, lathes, mills, grinders, hole boring machines, gear hobbing and shaping machines, engraving, burnishing, and lapping machines, drill press including accessories.
Use various hand tools and power driven brushing and polishing equipment to remove burrs from parts to close tolerances.
Measure and cut raw materials (stock) to specified lengths for production, identify and stock material in designated areas.
Maintain and dispense a variety of tooling and supply items from the tool crib.
Clean and treat various parts and materials in proper chemicals for controlled cycles for surface finish, including alodine/irridite touch-up.
Perform a variety of operations for heat treatment on materials for purposes of hardening, annealing and stress relief.
Inspect representative first run parts for compliance with print specifications on dimensional tolerances and surface finishes.
Make modifications to CNC programs when required.
Run multiple machines and deburr parts as required by the production routing, when cycle time allows.
Perform inspection as required to in-process material.
Perform all types of drilling, pinning, reaming, counter boring, tapping, tumbling, sand blasting, vibratory finishing, and alodine / irridite touch-up operations on piece parts.
Prepare materials and parts for surface treating.
Mix and change solutions as required.
Perform deburring and polishing.
Keep records as required; maintain parts and paperwork on several jobs simultaneously.
Fills raw material requisitions from proper lot of materials.
Repackage, identify and store raw materials in proper locations.
Maintain maximum/minimum inventory records for raw material and notify Supervisor when minimum figure is reached.
Set-up and maintain tool department and inventory records.