Machinist (Level 5 Mechanic), Swing or Grave

Gallo•Modesto, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Gallo as a Level 5 Mechanic (Cellar Machinist), where you’ll play a critical role in supporting winery operations through precision machining, fabrication, and equipment repair. In this journey-level position, you’ll independently machine, modify, fabricate, and repair plant equipment and components using blueprints, engineering drawings, sketches, equipment manuals, physical samples, and verbal direction. You’ll work with a variety of machine-shop equipment including lathes, mills, drill presses, and surface grinders to produce high-quality parts that meet exact specifications and tight tolerances. Your expertise will help maintain equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support safe, efficient production operations. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with engineers, drafters, and maintenance teams while applying advanced machining techniques, precision measurement practices, and problem-solving skills. If you take pride in craftsmanship, value quality and safety, and enjoy creating solutions that keep operations running smoothly, we encourage you to apply!

Requirements

High school diploma or state-issued equivalency certificate.
Five years of journey-level job-shop machinist experience.
Demonstrated ability to work within tolerances of ±0.001 inch when required.
At least 18 years of age.
Ability to work any shift and overtime, if necessary.
Ability to stand or walk up to 90% of the workday.
Ability to frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to provide and maintain the required machinists hand tools and precision measurement tools.
Ability to comply with company GMP policies.
Required to be 18 years or older.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a manual machinist.
Experience consistently working within tolerances of ±0.0005 inch when required.
Experience using machinist tools, micrometers, dial indicators, calipers, and other precision inspection equipment.
Experience fabricating components from blueprints, scaled drawings, sketches, or physical samples.
Experience with AutoCAD drawings and Fusion 360 Drafting.
Skill in measuring physical components and creating scaled dimensional drawings suitable for fabrication.
Experience setting up, operating, and maintaining machine-shop equipment, including lathes, milling machines, drill presses, and surface grinders.

Responsibilities

Independently machine, modify, fabricate, and repair plant equipment and components using blueprints, engineering drawings, sketches, equipment manuals, physical samples, and verbal direction.
Work with a variety of machine-shop equipment including lathes, mills, drill presses, and surface grinders to produce high-quality parts that meet exact specifications and tight tolerances.
Maintain equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support safe, efficient production operations.
Collaborate with engineers, drafters, and maintenance teams.
Apply advanced machining techniques, precision measurement practices, and problem-solving skills.