Machinist

Machinist

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

Essential Functions

• Provide instruction/training to other employees (new employees, as well as experienced employees) to develop skills and to produce production parts to specifications.
• Set-up, adjust, and operate a wide variety of machining equipment and a wide variety of parts to close tolerance. Make exacting setups. May select feeds, speeds, and operational sequence, calculate ratios, and proof/edit and manually program machining instructions.
• Load/unload parts, cycle machine, and run designated quantity for production run.
• Maintain close proximity to work area as to be ready to detect/diagnose malfunction in machine operations (such as worn or damaged tools) and to determine need for adjustment or repair.
• Recognize defective or faulty workmanship, correct and report issues to department lead.
• Perform inspection of machined products (including documentation of results).
• Communicate with co-workers regarding production runs. Create/generate procedures of complexity for production processes (for machining of specific parts and issues).
• Test new tools and methods.
• Responsible for condition of the cell, machines, tooling, and fixtures.
• May work closely with other departments (engineering, manufacturing engineering) to help smooth/streamline production processes.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement tools to identify, reduce, eliminate waste and lower costs.
• Adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures.
• Keep work area and equipment clean and orderly (5s standard).
• Work in a safe manner and follow all safety rules and procedures to ensure personal safety as well as safety of co-workers.
• When limited/no work in area, will provide assistance to other departments based on workloads and customer needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Prefer some short-term trades training and minimum one year prior machining experience.
• Must be capable of learning to run PC accurately.
• Ability to perform to verbal instructions as well as read/write English and interpret documents of some complexity including but not limited to: specifications, route sheets, blueprints, charts, test information, bills of material.
• Ability to plan and perform a sequence of operations, where standard or recognized operation methods are available and make decisions as to quality, tolerances, operation, and set-up.
• Ability to use power and hand tools, gauges, testing devices and small machines to assemble components to specifications and test.
• Thorough knowledge of feeds, speeds, materials, and work-holding devices (fixtures, arbors, jaws, etc.), as well as thorough understanding of production processes.
• Solid basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, ratios).
• Basic understanding of machinery and its purposes/capabilities.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to accurately record daily production.
• Ability to work in a team environment, and to instruct, direct, and train others.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to a maximum of 40 lbs.
• Occasionally bending and lifting at the knees.
• Twisting frequently at waist and shoulder levels.
• Standing continuously.
• Frequently reaching out in front of body.
• Sustained physical effort.
• Capable of wearing safety glasses with permanent side shields at all times.
• Capable of wearing steel-toed safety shoes at all times.
• Capable of wearing other PPE as required.
• Work may be repetitive in nature.
• Continuous mental/visual attention. Visual acuity to read directions and prints and to inspect parts closely to ensure they meet specifications.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform assembly work.

Working Conditions

Typical manufacturing setting with moveable, mechanical parts and/or equipment.

In addition to normal manufacturing shop elements regarding temperatures (no air conditioning so warmer in summer months and cooler in winter months), dust, and noise levels (within required limits), working conditions may be somewhat disagreeable due to frequency of vibration (due to volume of parts) and exposure to higher-than-normal dust levels.

This job description sets forth only the major functions and does not limit the company's right to assign additional tasks or related duties or change such tasks/duties.