Machinist

Company Overview

Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company with over 15 years of experience in the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. Corporate Headquarters are located in Grantsville, MD with several offices throughout the country. We promote continuous learning, diverse work opportunities, and flexibility, providing defined career path advancement, full benefits, and a variety of apprenticeship/continuing education programs.

As a Machinist, you will repair and build products with precision following blueprints, work orders, and instructions. You will operate and maintain shop equipment and be responsible for the operation of tools essential to the trade. This role requires a strong understanding of industrial machining, attention to detail, technical expertise, and adaptation to project demands.

• Group 1 Equipment:
  Manual Lathe - Vertical, Manual Lathe - Horizontal, Manual Mill - Vertical, Manual Boring Mill - Horizontal
• Group 2 Equipment: CNC Lathe, CNC Mill
• Group 3
  
  Skills:
  
  Surface Grinder, Drill Press, Balancing
• Group 4
  
  Skills:
  
  Spray Welding, Line Boring

• Machinist I – Entry Level to Proficient in operating 1 piece from Group 1 or Group 2 Equipment
• Machinist II – Advanced ability to operate 2 pieces of Group 1 Equipment or Group 2 Equipment
• Machinist III – Advanced ability to operate all Group 1 Equipment, at least 1 piece from Group 2 Equipment, and be proficient in Group 3 Skills
• Machinist IV – Advanced ability to operate all Group 1 Equipment, all Group 2 Equipment, and be proficient in Group 3 and Group 4 skills.

• Safely and efficiently operate assigned equipment.
• Read, understand, and accurately execute work orders and quality assurance standards per job requirements.
• Facilitate setups and changeovers within machine capacities.
• Secure work pieces and operate stops and guides for proper alignment.
• Monitor machine functions during operation to ensure accurate output within tolerance requirements.
• Perform quality checks during production to ensure part meets tolerance requirements.

• Sit, talk, hear, read, and write.
• Walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Stand for extended periods.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Perform duties indoors in a shop setting with occasional work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
• Previous relevant machining experience preferred.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Must possess excellent math skills including adding, subtracting, decimals, and fractions.
• Ability to use measuring devices such as tape measures, squares, protractors, compasses, micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, verniers, etc.
• Possess working knowledge of basic blueprints and drawings.
• Ability to operate a variety of shop metal working equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in an industrial shop setting.
• Possess knowledge of metal plate types (steel, aluminum, stainless, galvanized, etc.), sizes, and shapes (beams, channels, angles, pipe, flat bar, etc.) preferred.

This position requires the completion of a thorough background and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. In accordance with the Company’s Drug and Alcohol policy, employees are required to participate in random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing as requested.

This Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities without regard to any protected classes under applicable law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Comprehensive Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Rx Coverage
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with Company Match
  • Short/Long term disability
  • Paid time off (as outlined in the applicable Benefit's Summary) and 7 paid holidays
• Paid lodging, per diem, and transportation provided for out-of-town work
• Employee focused work environment
  • On-the-job mentoring and training
  • Intern…