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Job Shop Inside Machinist

Job Shop Machinist

The Job Shop Machinist performs unusual, specialty and highly diversified machinists work of irregular shapes and alloys such as stainless steel. Will be responsible for machining, finishing, and miscellaneous work assignments and duties as assigned using knowledge of commonly-used machining concepts, practices, and procedures. Must also know how to use hand tools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Knowledge, set up and operation of manual machinery including, but not limited to, milling machines, lathes, drill press, surface grinder, all types of hand tools, and miscellaneous presses in accordance with engineering drawing specifications.

Reworks parts as per print, with written and verbal instructions.

Maintains production by completing scheduled work on-time as per the schedule.

Inspects components, subassemblies, and final assemblies to ensure proper form, fit, and function in addition to meeting all dimensional criteria.

Completes all documentation and inspection reports as required.

Maintains inventory of material, shop tools and hardware

Assist maintenance with repair of machine parts

Assists in other areas of the production department when needed.

Reacts to situations that occur during the assembly process to ensure on-time delivery.

Maintains a clean, safe, well-organized work area at all times

Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by supervisor.

Educational/Training Requirement:

High school diploma or equivalent

Experience:

Minimum 3 years machine shop experience required, preferably in an engineering environment using the majority of the equipment listed above

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to read and work from blueprints, drawings, sketches, work orders or written instructions

Able to read blueprints for finish specifications and critical dimensions.

Ability to read calipers, micrometer, optical comparator, height gauges and other inspection tools as needed.

Use of trade mathematics;

Experienced in a manufacturing facility.

Detail oriented and efficient; able to multi-task.

Welding experience is desirable but not required.

Able to work under general supervision and follow instructions.

Category: Inside Machinist

Information
NOTE: The following description is a GENERAL Overview of this career and not a description of a particular job posting.

A shipyard Inside Machinist uses various machine tools (including lathes, milling machines, drill presses, and spindles) to produce precision metal parts in large quantities. Inside Machinists must carefully plan and prepare using blueprints or written specifications to calculate operations such as where to cut or bore into work pieces, how fast to feed metal into machines, how much metal to remove from work pieces, etc.. Many Inside Machinists use Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) cutting machines and precision measuring tools (such as inside/outside micrometers, venier calipers, dial indicators, depth micrometers, inside/outside calipers and thread gauges).

Some machining practices include:
- General turning and boring of parts on a lathe
- Thread cutting and tapping
- Taper turning
- Keyway cutting
- Laying out bolt circles to drill holes.
Education
Most inside machinist careers require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, and/or an associate's degree.

Inside machinists usually need one or two years of on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be available.
Qualifications
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is typically required. Inside Machinists frequently work with computer-control programs, and therefore must have the ability to determine how automated equipment will cut a part. All Inside Machinists and will need a thorough knowledge of math, including trigonometry.