Machinist

Location: Catoosa

Job Description

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Lead employees and oversee departmental processes, including CNC and manual machining and related inspections, in a machine shop environment to provide quality products. Abide by company policies and procedures and interact with all employees in a positive and fair manner, in alignment with Company core values. ESSENTIAL VALUES: (Aligned with company values)

Integrity - Demonstrate honesty and trust with internal and external stakeholders; commit to fact-based decision-making.

Teamwork - Understand that processes involve multiple steps and multiple people and work must be performed inter-dependently; value the strengths of others. Coach others in areas of improvement by openly and honestly sharing information and skills with co-workers. Exercise creativity and problem-solving skills.

Commitment - Commit to quality work, continual improvement, safety and housekeeping, productivity, reliability, and dependability so that you are a contributing member of a credible, high-performing team.

Courage - Have the courage to communicate facts honestly. Be willing to take risks by thinking outside the box; remain resolute in a culture which holds firm to these core values in a changing world. Demonstrate initiative, adaptability, and willingness to change in the face of facts.

KNOWLEDGE AND

SKILLS:

(Minimum education, training, skills and experience)
Must have excellent communication and team skills. Must be able to safely adjust programs and manually complete simplistic parts. set-up, operate, and troubleshoot, as necessary, various machine centers, numerical lathes, manual mills and lathes, and other machining equipment (e.g., saws, drill press, LST). Must be able to perform inspection functions, including first piece inspection, utilizing inspection and measuring equipment (such as calipers, micrometers, depth mics, drop indicators, pin gages, thread gages, CMMs, optical comparators, profilometers, and functional gages).

Must be able to read and understand prints, finish specifications, bills of material, routers, and work instructions. Must be capable of trouble-shooting nonconformities. JOB ELEMENTS:

Protect yourself, your co-workers, and your company by maintaining a safe work environment. Keep work areas clean and orderly. Immediately report to your supervisor any problems that may have an impact on safety.

Lead and coordinate departmental activities; estimate hours and manage schedules; interface with other departments; and resolve production or planning issues, as necessary.

Take responsibility for all dimensional and cosmetic characteristics of the parts worked. Consider the next operator as your customer who must be satisfied. Quality must be built in each step of manufacturing; it cannot be introduced at the end.

Notify employee(s) and Inspection if parts are potentially nonconforming upon inspection.

Initiate revision requests on documents (prints, specifications, bills of material, routers and/or work instructions) when processes or practices are changed to ensure documents reflect current practice. Help maintain accurate labor routings by supplying accurate set-up and run times; report errors and the need for corrections or adjustments.

Maintain accurate records of work performed. Accurately and legibly record work output on routers.

Initiate equipment maintenance based on maintenance schedule, non-routine operations, poor equipment performance, or nonconforming parts.

Record scrap material and rework. Records of scrapped material and parts are important for accurate inventory control. Also, the total value of scrap and rework is a good indicator of where effort is needed to solve problems.

Immediately report to management any problems or shortages which may impact safety, quality, the schedule or the company.

Protect the company's investment and maintain a productive work environment by maintaining equipment and property provided. Report to management any problems relating to company equipment or property.

Perform other assignments or tasks as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: (Representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of the job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.)While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit;

use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and smell. The employee must lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Meet Your Recruiter

Christy Wylie
Staffing Manager

Christy has been in the staffing industry since 2005 and joined the American Staff Corp team in Claremore in 2018 as a Staffing Professional. In 2023 she was promoted to Staffing Manager overseeing the operations in Claremore and Pryor, Oklahoma. Christy has a strong focus on the…