Inside Machinist

Overview

Responsibilities

·  Sets up and operates conventional and special-purpose machines to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts, and fits and assembles machined parts into complete units. 

·  Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines, such as mills, lathes, jig borers, grinders and shapers.

· Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors, such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut.

· Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.

· Verifies conformance or finished work piece to specifications using precision measuring instruments. 

· Set up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings.

· Fits and assemble parts into complete assembly, using jigs, fixtures, surface plate, surface table, hand tools and power tools.

· Verifies dimensions and alignment of assembly using measuring instruments, such as micrometers, height gauges, and gauge blocks. 

· May install machined replacement parts in mechanisms, machines and equipment and test operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.

· Knowledge of machine shop theory and procedures, shop mathematics, machinability of materials and layout techniques.

· Blueprint reading, sketches, drawing, manuals, specifications or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerance of finished work piece, sequence of operations and setup requirements. Measures, marks, scribes dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining.

Qualifications & Experience

• Shipyard experience preferred but not required. Industrial experience welcomed.
• Must be able to access all Navy installations and other shipyards.
• Must be able to pass drug screen and background check to work on site.
• Must be a US Citizen. Must be able to provide proof of citizenship to work on site
• Physical dexterity must allow for bending, reaching, climbing, crawling, and working on ladders and scaffolding.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds of weight. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to vapors, gases, dust, welding/burning fumes, and smoke.