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Manual Machinist

HECO
Wheeling, WV Full Time
POSTED ON 11/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/26/2025
Who We Are

  • Founded in 1959, HECO is a family-owned business that maximizes the reliability of rotating equipment.
  • Through a mix of repair, product sales, field service, predictive and equipment management services, HECO helps customers do three things better:
    • See what's going on
    • Get rid of the issue
    • Stop the issue from happening again
  • We serve customers across a wide range of industries, including:
    • Power generation
    • Steel and other metals
    • Chemical processing
    • Pharmaceuticals
    • Paper and pulp
    • Wastewater and freshwater
    • Aggregate and cement
    • Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
    • Other manufacturing
  • When you work for HECO, you can learn from industry experts and discover your potential while being part of a winning team committed to upholding our core values:
    • Dedicated to the right way
    • Can do attitude
    • Respectful honesty
    • Get stuff done
    • Team fellowship
Responsibilities and Expectations:

  • We are looking for an experienced Manual Machinist to join our team.
  • As a Machinist for HECO you will identify problems and make necessary adjustments as they relate to industrial AC/DC electric motors and generators.
  • You will use a variety of manual machine tools and balancing equipment for rotating machinery, while following service center safety procedures.
  • You will need to have excellent attention to detail and an ability to work from drawings, sketches, and blueprints.

Core Duties Include

  • Operate manual machining tools to include engine lathes, horizontal lathes, milling machines, grinders, drilling machines, and related equipment
  • Safely use overhead, gantry cranes, and lift trucks, and associate lift rigging
  • Perform mechanical measurements using portable mechanical instruments such as dial indicators, micrometers, and portable vibration measurement equipment

Qualifications and Competencies:

  • 3 or more years of experience as a machinist for electric motor repair preferred
  • Ability to read micrometer measuring equipment
  • Ability to operate manual lathes of various size and dimensions
  • Ability to operate electro-plating equipment
  • Ability to perform basic math functions
  • Ability to understand, perform and retain various job-related training, operational, and safety procedures
  • Ability to work overtime and weekends as required

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to stand, stoop, kneel, and bend for prolonged periods of time
  • Ability to lift, push, pull, carry items up to 50 lbs.

Benefits:

  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k Employer Match
  • On-the-job Training
  • Medical, Dental and Vision plans
  • And more!

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