Precision Grind Machinist, Aerospace 1st or 2nd Shift

Young & Franklin TactairTown of Clay, NY
$26 - $44Onsite

About The Position

With backlog and new business, we need to add talent to our shop. We were founded in 1918 as Young & Franklin Tool Works on Franklin Street in Syracuse, but we’ve come a long way since then and have over 150 employees on-site. Our product lines are low volume, high mix, and very tight tolerances. We manufacture, assemble and test valves and actuators for the Aerospace and Power Generation markets. Our 120,000 square foot facility houses R&D, Design Engineering, Assembly & Test, and an 80,000 square foot Machine Shop, including 2 dozen CNC machines of all different capabilities, a full manual machine shop, and precision grind, hone and deburr. We regularly invest in new machines but outdid ourselves in the last 18 months with 5 new machines! This position requires either a US Person (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non-US person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization. Performs setup on and operates a variety of manually operated OD (outside diameter) grinding machinery. Collaborates with colleagues to maximize productivity in the precision manufacturing of the highest quality valves & actuators for aerospace and power generation customers.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate or equivalent; technical certification or degree a plus.
  • Related experience in the set-up and operation of manual machinery.
  • Capable of working to tight tolerances (2 ten-thousandths to 20 millionths) from complex drawings containing GD&T.
  • Ability to perform accurate manual inspections of parts produced.
  • Must be detail oriented, quality conscious, reliable and able to stay focused on task.

Nice To Haves

  • technical certification or degree a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate precision cylindrical and surface grinding machines.
  • Read and interpret complex blue prints, shop travelers, and operation sketches for machined and/or fabricated parts.
  • In addition to working on production parts, make tooling and fixtures.
  • Inspect parts to specifications and document results.
  • Installing fixtures and setting work offsets.
  • Accurately and efficiently diagnose deviations and trends; adjust offsets to maintain quality product based on the analysis.
  • Report machinery, tooling or quality issues to supervisor.
  • Run multiple machine centers as required.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Time and a half for hours over 8 in a day and 40 in a week.
  • Time and a half for hours over 10 in a day, and 40 in a week.
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