Machinist/Mechanic

Primary Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, and maintain lathes, milling machines, grinders, and drill presses to shape metal or plastic parts.
• Perform machining parameters adjustments as modification of feed rates, speeds to optimize surface finish and extend tooling life.
• Utilize precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, indicators, straight edges, feller gages, and scales.
• Read blueprints and drawings, create sketches of parts.
• Following engineering plans, drawings, and instructions.
• Maintain machine shop equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks on machines, including cleaning, lubrication, and minor repairs.
• Ensure the machines are in proper working condition and address any issues that may arise during the machining process.
• Perform machining repairs to damaged parts or duplicate using manually controlled machine shop equipment such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, grinders, cutters and hand tools.
• Perform preventative maintenance (PM), inspections, and breakdown repairs with mechanics on production equipment.
• Troubleshooting and repair of mechanical drive systems such as belts, pulleys, motors, chains, sprockets with minimal assistance.
• Understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Rebuild centrifugal and diaphragm pumps.
• Repack and rebuild cylinders.
• Identify and look up parts in EAM maintenance CMMS program.
• Learn to effectively communicate with team members, supervisors, and other departments regarding work accomplishments and findings.
• Participate in morning meetings, perform safety system requirements, log work hours and comments on work orders in EAM maintenance software.