Machinist

R Machinist (Open)

Location:

Newport, DE (MEDAL) - Manufacturing - Production

Recruiter:
Carolyn Harris |

• $24.75 per hour
• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access: Your benefits start day 1.

Our Operations Group in Newport is looking to welcome a Machinist to fabricate bundles to excellent standards and specifications. You will collaborate with the team within our Manufacturing Group on a 12-hour shift. You will partner closely with the Production Supervisor.

• Prepare, set up, and operate CNC machines for prototyping and production.
• Perform manual milling and lathe operations to support project goals.
• Understand and work with specifications, drawings, job orders (Oracle & File Maker), work instructions, recipes and procedures.
• Take precise measurements for cutting or shaping.
• Ensure quality through attentive quality checks and adjustments.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams.
• Maintain inventory of completed products, ensuring WIP build up in area is managed properly.
• Fabricate products to uphold excellent quality standards and support our customers' needs.
• Complete preventive maintenance on a regular, timely basis.
• Guide first‑line troubleshooting such as equipment malfunctions, computer program issues, setting adjustments; involving appropriate other experts as needed.
• Support and uphold the Company's safety and environmental standards: maintain a clean and organized work area, ensure proper disposal of waste materials, contribute actively to safety improvement programs.
• Support and uphold all Company policies including safety, operating procedures, quality, attendance and proper on‑the‑job conduct.
• This position is shift work on a 12‑hour schedule, either dedicated day or night.

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• 3+ years Industrial Machining experience, preferably on CNC lathes.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Capability to prioritize time efficiently.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong multi‑tasking skills.

• Good judgment, attention to detail, and manual dexterity.
• Strong multi‑tasking skills.
• Good written skills, proficient computer skills, and ability to work with MS Office tools.
• Flexibility to work in shifts and handle occasional overtime as needed.
• Physical stamina to perform manual labor and lift heavy objects.
• Continuous standing in one location for long periods (2‑3 hours before break).

• Lift up to 50 pounds of materials, supplies, tools, fixtures and equipment from floor to elevated positions.
• Reach and manipulate controls on equipment.
• Perform work activities above ground level.
• Perform work activities with production chemicals, adhesives and epoxies, using required personal protective equipment.
• Operate forklift and other material moving equipment.
• Perform job duties at all times of the day within plant operation.
• Ability to follow vocal instructions and interactions, signals, alarms and work environment sounds.

At Air Liquide, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.