Manual Machinist

Airtech International•Huntington Beach, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Airtech is a family-owned, community-focused, global leader founded in 1973, specializing in materials for high-performance composite parts. Their products are utilized across aerospace, automotive, marine, green energy, and recreational sports industries to create lighter, stronger, and greener components. The Manual Machinist role involves adjusting, repairing, and maintaining assigned equipment, with a focus on ensuring production and quality. This position also includes modifying or producing new equipment as directed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
Possesses a degree or certificate from a technical school or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as Maintenance Mechanic Level 2 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Uses full range of precision measuring and gauging tools to perform inspection before start of job and at completion to ensure part made meets engineering tolerances.
Reviews technical drawings or instructions to understand specifications to produce precision metal parts.
Capable of running manual mill and lathe to create accurate metal parts.
Analyzes mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment and plans for and takes corrective action.
Makes necessary corrections and running adjustments to maintain maximum production and quality.
Reviews production schedule and when equipment is not scheduled for manufacturing, performs scheduled maintenance.
Supervises equipment running after repairs, changeovers, or extended maintenance when practical until proper production and quality levels are assured.
Makes preventive maintenance check and inspection of assigned equipment, reports findings to supervisor and takes appropriate action.
Notifies supervisor of recurring equipment malfunctions and corrective action taken, and of quality problems or supplies needed.
Performs repair, rebuilding or overhaul work of manufacturing or service equipment from blueprints, company manufacturing manuals, written or verbal instructions.
Makes repair parts if not commercially available or in stock.
Plans setup and operates typical machine shop machine tools, producing parts to tolerances and company specifications.
Uses typical machinist's hand tools.
Sets up and tests production equipment under power, testing for mechanical difficulties, tracing to their sources and correcting problem.
Instructs and directs any maintenance trainees assigned.
May operate equipment during relief periods.
Understanding and use of standard hand and machine shop tools required.
Notifies supervisor or manager of any potential safety hazards.
Performs other duties and tasks as assigned by supervisor.