3rd Shift Machinist

As a Machinist reporting to the Machining/Welding Supervisor, you'll play a hands‑on role in creating the critical components that power IDEAL's specialty electric machines. We're looking for someone who consistently delivers quality work, values teamwork, and takes pride in the precision and craftsmanship that goes into every part.

Whether you're a seasoned machinist or someone with strong mechanical skills and machining experience, this is your opportunity to work with a company that values skilled trades and American manufacturing. At IDEAL, we believe in doing things right, getting better every day, and building products that power the world's most critical applications. Join us and help build the American IDEAL
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• Represent the company with respect by conducting business in a professional and ethical manner
• Interact professionally and respectfully with customers, suppliers, and other employees
• Complete assigned work in compliance with policies and procedures, and within deadlines, with or without direct supervision; when required, record and maintain accurate records pertaining to work performed
• Apply job knowledge and safety and quality training in all aspects of work
• Closely adhere to safety and security standards and procedures
• Work effectively as a team contributor and, work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations
• Provide world‑class customer service and customer‑facing skills
• "This position requires access to, or development of, technology or technical data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The successful candidate must be a "U.S. Person" as defined by the ITAR (22 C.F.R. § 120.62) or be able to obtain the appropriate U.S. government authorization (export license) to access such technology or technical data.
  
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• Set up and operate all machines and/or equipment utilized in the Machining Department, including CNC and manual mills and lathes, manual,horizontal, and vertical machining centers
• Work from instructions, shop orders, drawings, charts, tables,and specifications
• Perform precision layouts and machine a variety of parts, castings, forgings, fabrications, assemblies, and sub‑assemblies

• Perform work to meet required tolerances and finish specifications using precision plug and instrument gages
• May layout and punch the required layout templates
• Perform manual operations as required, such as deburring, breaking edges, etc.
• May be required to install rings, dams, baffles, by shrinking, setting, upsetting,or other subassembly operations necessary for subsequent machining
• May stress‑relieve parts being processed through the Machine Department
• Balance, install and dress prescribed grinding wheels. Clean coolant filters.
• Set up proper tooling to construct a variety of bearings using rough and pre‑machined castings and babbitt
• Obtain and set up proper tooling for bearing construction
• Maintain and operate all furnaces, crucibles, and equipment

• Join split bearings, seals, oil, or collector rings by bolting, pressing, or sweating
• Develop final shaft and/or rotor footprints while parts are being processed
• Measure work pieces for quality assurance and accuracy of machine operation using gauges, micrometers, or other measuring devices
• Obtain the parts and supplies necessary for completing the assigned work

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience setting up and operating CNC machines, including manual machines
• Verifiable, relevant training received from an accredited training program is preferred
• Experience setting tool offsets

• Programming experience is a big plus
• Working knowledge of machine shop equipment and tools including portable power tools, hand tools, heating…