Machinist - Marine Repair

Machinist

Job Summary

Core Group Resources is hiring experienced Machinists for 1st shift in the machine shop of a marine repair shipyard in Paducah, KY. You'll machine and repair shafts, rudders, couplings, and other components for towboats and barges. This role suits a skilled shop hand who can work from drawings and worn parts to produce accurate replacement components.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run manual lathes, mills, boring mills, and drill presses
• Machine, repair, and rebuild propeller shafts, rudder stocks, couplings, bushings, and bearings
• Work from blueprints, sketches, and worn sample parts
• Measure and inspect parts with micrometers, calipers, and indicators to hold tight tolerances
• Assist with removing and installing shafting and running gear on vessels
• Maintain shop equipment and follow shop safety procedures
  
  

Requirements

• Hands-on experience as a machinist on manual lathes and mills
• Able to read blueprints and use precision measuring tools
• Experience producing parts to tolerance from drawings or samples
• Willing to work 1st shift
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Marine, shipyard, or heavy industrial machine shop experience
• Large-diameter shaft or propeller work
• CNC or line boring experience