Finish Machinist - 2nd & 3rd Shift

Job Description

Job Description

The Finish Machinist sets up and operates specialized multi-dimensional machine tools to machine steel castings to specifications requiring very close tolerances (.0005). The machines this individual most frequently works with include the Mazak Versatech series (V100 and V140) and Mazak Integrex e-V series (e-1850). Individual reports to the Machining Supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Setting up and changing required settings and tooling in the machine(s), and controlling the entire machining process
• Read and interpret EIA machining program code, and understand the relative function of the machine to the code
• Collaborate with other employees on specific details of a casting or process, and participate in discussions to resolve any machining problems
• Program mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; set tool registers, offsets, compensation and conditional switches; calculate requirements, while proving out part programs
• Use advanced trade mathematics together with complicated drawings, specifications and varieties of precision measuring instruments
• Read and write programs for machining processes
• Possess strong, current working knowledge of computers, and strong mathematical ability up to and including trigonometry. Job demands use of both the English and Metric systems of measures and continually converting between the two standards, to .0001 inches.
• Other duties may be assigned

Required Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), plus one to two years of current, relevant experience working on CNC equipment in a precision machining environment. Machining trade school / college education, in a relevant field, may meet the education and work requirement. Previous experience working with 5 axis machines and/or Mazak experience is highly preferred.

Certificates and Licenses:

Capable of obtaining and maintaining fork truck license. Valid driver's license required.

Work Environment:

The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles, and is occasionally exposed to chemicals. The employee occasionally works outdoors, and also experiences non-weather conditions such as extreme cold, extreme heat, vibration, and exposure to water and humidity. The usual noise level is very loud. The employee regularly lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds, and frequently lifts and/or moves up to 70 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Harrison Steel:

Harrison Steel is a family owned company that engineers and manufactures castings of 350 to 12,500 pounds, net casting weight, for businesses in industries such as agriculture, mining, and oil and gas. The benefits of working at Harrison Steel include 401k and profit sharing, full health, vision and dental plans available, vacation, career opportunities to move into other departments and supervisory roles, and the WeCare Clinic, available to employees and family members for a variety of medical visits with no out-of-pocket costs. HS is located in Attica, Indiana, where it was founded in 1906 by J.W. Harrison, as the National Car Coupler Company. Attica is a rural city surrounded by traditional Midwest farmland that about 3,200 residents call home. The foundry is a 40-minute drive from Lafayette, Indiana or Danville, Illinois, and 1.5 hours from Indianapolis.