Machinist

Overview

Machinist- Fall River

At Metalcraft, it begins and ends with people.  Come join the Metalcraft team - great pay, benefits, career growth and an air conditioned facility.  Let us be your next career!

This machinist position will run our sophisticated tube laser equipment.    The candidate who fills thie position must be able to think quickly, make decisions, work independently, and have strong troubleshooting and mechanical skills.  (2nd shift available.)

Responsibilities

• Perform setups and operations.

• Check material thickness for accuracy and load material.

• Check parts according to blueprints.

• Perform assigned work to time standards and quality expectations..

• Identify and solve machine alignment and cut condition problems.

• Troubleshoot minor program errors independently.

• Account for time and work completed via online computer data collection system.

• Safely operate a forklift to handle materials and complete work.

• Make routine decisions and use problem solving to resolve basic manufacturing issues.

• Report and document basic material, production and quality control issues.

• Participate in equipment preventative maintenance at the operator level.

• Ensure compliance with corporate and plant safety standards.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong orientation towards quality, safety and continuous improvement.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Competent at basic dimensional measuring and able to quickly learn the use of precision measurement tools.

• Demonstrated competency in basic shop math.

• Demonstrated blueprint reading capability.

• Ability to efficiently work in a team and coordinate work with other departments.

• Demonstrated detail orientation, self motivation skills and ability to multi-task

Job Expectations

Physical Demands

Physical Activity:

Activity

N/A

Occasionally

Frequently

Regularly

Average lbs.

Lift/Carry

25 lbs routinely, 55 lbs occasionally

Push/Pull

25 lbs routinely, 55 lbs occasionally

Reach Overhead

Comments:  Magnet assist for lifting.     

Climb

Squat/Bend/Kneel

Sit

Stand

Walk/Move About

X

Occasional:  1-2 hrs./shift   Frequently  2-5 hrs./shift   Regularly  5-8 hrs./shif

Work Environment

Regularly exposed to varying temperature conditions between 60-100 degrees Fahrenheit, loud noise, moving machinery parts, airborne particles, and fumes from production equipment. 

The most significant duties have been included in this description.  Other duties may be assigned as necessary.  The organization reserves the right to modify this job description as needed to accurately reflect the duties assigned and modify duties as needed without editing the job description in its entirety.

Equal opportunity employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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