What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machinist 3 position at TRIUMPH?
Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled Machinist 3 to join our team. In this role, you will set up and operate conventional, special-purpose, and CNC machinery to fabricate critical aerospace parts. Triumph Group designs, engineers, and manufactures a broad portfolio of aviation components and aircraft structures for commercial and military fleets worldwide. From raw materials to aftermarket service, we solve the aerospace industry's hardest problems.
Machining & Technical Operations
Role Requirements
We are seeking a skilled Machinist 3 to join our team. In this role, you will set up and operate conventional, special-purpose, and CNC machinery to fabricate critical aerospace parts. Triumph Group designs, engineers, and manufactures a broad portfolio of aviation components and aircraft structures for commercial and military fleets worldwide. From raw materials to aftermarket service, we solve the aerospace industry's hardest problems.
Machining & Technical Operations
- Machine Operation: Set up, adjust, and perform prove-outs on conventional, NC, and CNC milling machines or lathes.
- Blueprint Interpretation: Read technical drawings, sketches, and job orders to determine dimensions, tolerances, feed rates, and cutting depths.
- Programming Support: Apply a basic working knowledge of G-code and Conversational Programming.
- Material Versatility: Machine metals as well as composites, plastics, and rubber.
- Troubleshooting: Adjust speeds, feeds, and cutters when automatic programming faults occur, coordinating directly with manufacturing engineers.
- Inspection: Perform visual and dimensional inspections per blueprint specs using precise measuring devices.
- Assembly: Fit and assemble machined parts into complete, functional units.
- Data Entry: Log job paperwork and scan data into the system to report labor.
- Shop Maintenance: Clean machinery, tooling, and parts while strictly adhering to 6S principles.
Role Requirements
- Experience: 1–3 years of related machining experience.
- Education: High school diploma or GED required. Post-high school coursework or professional certifications are highly preferred.
- Technical Skills: GD&T knowledge, strong mechanical aptitude, and basic computer skills (data entry, file management).
- Legal: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
- Mathematical Aptitude: Ability to perform basic shop mathematics (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
- Work Style: High attention to detail, dependable attendance, and the ability to work independently.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to bend, lift/carry up to 40 lbs, and stand or sit for a minimum of 8 hours per day.