Machinist II

Machinist II career opportunities with our manufacturing client in Newberg, OR.

1 Swing shift (4pm - 2:30am Monday-Thursday) = ~$33/hour

1 Day Shift (6am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday) = ~$30/hour

Performs various machining processes on a variety of machine tools. The machinist is responsible for the quality of their work and is experienced at inspection and familiar with other quality assurance techniques.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Read and follow daily work schedule and prioritize work.

• Gathers all documentation needed to perform the job. Verifies that the revision levels are current and match.

• Operates mills, lathes, and surface grinders.

• Pulls and prepares raw material to be ready for next job. Cleans and deburrs the material as needed to remove sharp edges and allow for placement in vises or fixtures.

• Operates drill presses, honing machines, hydraulic presses, etc. to perform secondary operations.

• Performs mechanical inspection to verify parts meet engineering specifications.

• Performs routine preventative maintenance on various machine shop tools.

• Performs light assembly as needed.

• Assists all cell team members as needed to ensure that team goals are met.

• Performs all CNC machine tool setups with assistance from CNC Journey Level Machinists.

• Performs minor editing of the CNC program and communicates changes to programmer.

• Initiates process improvements including fixture design, tooling upgrades and works with other support team members to follow through on implementation.

• Operates other manual machine tools as necessary.

• Performs any secondary operations as necessary to complete the process in its entirety.

• Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining problems.

• Performs all routine machine tool setups.

• Will operate a variety of machine tools including lathes, milling machines, grinders, hones, etc.

• Performs all quality and measurement functions as related to the machining of components.
• Handles stress in a professional manner, demonstrates the ability to get along with others, demonstrates successful attendance and punctuality, and works overtime / extra hours as required to meet business needs.

• May travel occasionally, primarily in the local area.

• Other duties as required.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or 3-7 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.