Job Type

Full-time

Education

High School / GED

Travel

None

Security Clearance Required

None

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible to manufacture, modify, repair, or rebuild mechanical parts and assemblies from metals, alloys, plastics, and other materials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, your duties and responsibilities may be different than described.

• Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Comply with Company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations and policies while performing duties.
• Utilize conventional and computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools to machine castings, forgings, late, bar stock, and various mechanical items.
• Perform precision hand work and fit-up to ensure clearances, tolerances, and finishes meet requirements using various power and hand tools.
• Maintain the dimension accuracy during these processes through the use of precision measuring instruments.
• Set up and operate a variety of machine tools.
• Align, calibrate and verify set-up by performing dry runs and check cuts to check performance and accuracy; make adjustments as necessary.
• Clean, lubricate, and maintain machines, tools, and equipment to remove grease, rust, stains, and foreign matter.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: May indirectly supervise and train subordinates.

Job Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalence plus three or more years’ experience working on manual, vertical and horizontal machines in all phases of turning and milling in a machine shop environment

required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Requires one or more years of CNC experience. Requires knowledge of ship terminology, Safety rules, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Skills: Proficient in the principles of precision alignment of rotating machinery and reading precision measuring tools. Ability to read and comprehend written, verbal, or diagram form or plans. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form. Ability to read and understand blueprints, schematics, and layouts. Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools. Strong math skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure required. Ability read and use both standard SAE and Metric measuring devices.

Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety conscious, and multi-tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or working from scaffolding and/or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstand extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, continual loud noise, and other hazards found in a heavy industrial shipyard environment. Rigorous compliance with safety procedures, policies, and personal safety equipment requirements is therefore mandatory.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.