What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manual Toolroom Machinist position at Greystone, Inc.?
Summary: Analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, sets up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to fabricate and repair metalworking dies, cutting tools, jigs and fixtures, gauges, and machinists’ hand tools by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Studies specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions and visualizes product to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts. Required to give input to design but may be required to design simple fixtures and jigs
- Orders Material and Tooling required to complete job
- Measures, marks and scribes raw material for machining
- Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to machine parts.
- Verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications
- Lifts machined parts and positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable
Education / Experience / Training:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school desired
- Six months to one year of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry