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Machinist

Lincoln Electric
Chattanooga, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026
Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com.

Location: Chattanooga

Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time

Function: Manufacturing

Pay Range: $20.00 - $27.50

Target Bonus: 5%

Req ID: 28819

Job Requirements

Position Summary

Mid-level parts on a CNC Vertical Machining Center.

Role Qualifications

High school diploma/GED

Certificate in Machine Tool Technology or equivalent work experience

Two (2) or more years of experience

Job Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities

Indicate vises for alignment each week

Calibrate probes each week

Indicate and calibrate tool measurement arms as needed

Load/unload tools in tool magazine and Tool Data page

Program and set up advance level parts

Read blue print then verify and check parts to print dimensions as machined

Performs in process checks of parts so that adjustments can be made before a nonconformance occurs or a large number of parts are machined out of specifications.

Monitors quality, makes tool changes and adjustments as required.

Check the accuracy of your measurement tools to the company standards

Cleans and inspects equipment to avoid breakdowns

Keeps work area clean and neat and complies with all safety standards

Observe the machines during the machining process to verify correct speeds and feeds and for machine potential malfunctions

Lay out, measure and mark materials

Fit and assemble parts as per instructions or to print using hand tools and machinery

Fabricate and modify/repair machine parts.

Must also be able to fabricate, modify or repair machine parts.

Study blueprints, sketches or drawings, and engineering information to determine the best methods and sequences to produce parts

Select proper materials, machines and tools to manufacture parts as required

Essential Skills And Experience

Must be able to operate a variety of machines (CNC machine, manual lathes, manual milling machines, drill presses, surface grinders, and layout tools) to produce precision machine parts to print specifications.

Proficient measurement skills (mics, calipers, indicators, etc.)

Knowledge of feeds and speeds

Blue print reading skills

Be able to do shop mathematics including trigonometry

Environmental Health and Safety

Understand the Company’s EHS Policy and how it relates to this job.

Be aware of OSHA & EPA laws and regulations as well as the Company’s Plant Rules and Regulations that pertain to this job.

Work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner and observe all company EHS procedures.

Immediately notify the Supervisor if there is any safety hazard, any equipment not operating correctly, or if there are any questions regarding EHS procedures.

Attend required EHS training

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is required frequently to work from ladders and scaffolds. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and high voltages. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

Salary : $20 - $28

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