Manual Machinist II

Summary

Sets up and operates manual machines, including but not limited to mills and lathes, to perform machining operations by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities :

• Read, process sheets, blueprints, and sketches of part to determine machining to be done, dimensional specifications, set up, and operating requirements.
• Interpret work instructions.
• Identify, select and install proper tooling for operations being performed.
• Calculate proper feeds and speeds for a variety of steel grades, copper, brass, aluminum and bronze
• Intuitively understand capabilities of tooling and machinery.
• Understand applicable quality systems and perform necessary quality inspections.
• Adhere to all Waukesha Bearings policies and procedures.
• Apply principles of Lean Manufacturing to reduced setup times and improve productivity.
• Seek out and identify Continuous Improvement opportunities.
• Actively participate in daily Continuous Improvement activities
• Employee must be able to set up all necessary measuring equipment and routinely check the calibration of the equipment while measuring.
• Create and maintain a team focused work environment

What You'd Bring :

Minimum required qualifications :

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• Prior experience with precision inspection equipment including, but not limited to, micrometers, calipers, height gauges, bore gauges
• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience with precision inspection equipment including, but not limited to, micrometers, calipers, height gauges, bore gauges
• Proven ability to hold tight machining tolerances of less than .001

Mental / Visual / Physical Effort :

• The employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear
• occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and taste or smell
• must frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Material Hazards :

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
30+ days ago