Machinist Trainee

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

Brief Description
A Machinist Trainee assists the team by learning the basics of machining, fabrication, and assembly, as
well as maintaining a clean, well-organized work area.


Key Responsibilities
• Entry level machining
• Learn how to read blueprints, sketches, drawings, and specifications to determine dimensions and
tolerances of finished work piece and setup requirements
• Learn how to select, align, and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and
materials on machines such as mills, lathes, jib borers, grinders, and shapers
• Learn how to start and observe machine operations to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance
machining and adjust machine controls or control media as required
• Learn how to set controls to regulate machining factors such as speeds, feeds, coolant flow, and
depth to overcome machining variances
• Learn how to verify conformance of finished work piece to specifications
• Use hand tools to complete set-ups
• Use a variety of battery and pneumatic hand tools including grinders, welder, drill, & hammer drill
• Prep parts to be fabricated including washing parts
• Drill holes and deburr parts
• Use welder to fabricate fittings
• Painting
• Shop clean up
• Help in every department as needed
• Demonstrate safe working practices and standards
• Embody, demonstrate, and reinforce the #1ANDRITZway core values and behaviors and promote a
positive work environment
• Other duties as assigned


#1ANDRITZway Core Behaviors
• Customer Focus
• Ownership for Performance
• Shared Commitment
• Openness


Job Specific Competencies
• Safety
• Quality
• Overall Job Performance
• Teamwork
• Attendance/Conduct


Qualifications (Required)
• High school diploma/GED
• 0-1 years of experience assisting in a shop
• Strong desire to learn machining and other manufacturing skills in fabrication and assembly
• Adequate mathematical ability to calculate material needs
• Ability to obtain forklift certification
• Basic construction knowledge
• Ability to use material handling equipment such as hand truck, pallet jack, or jib crane
• Good communication and organizational skills with a willingness to work with others; ability to interact
professionally and positively with all levels of personnel in the company
• Demonstrate qualities that support a safe working environment
• Majority of work is performed in a warehouse and manufacturing shop environment; exposed to
moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, forklifts, and electricity in the manufacturing
areas, noise level is usually moderate to high
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; must have ability to use close vision, peripheral
vision, and adjust focus; required to stand for long periods of time, bend, stoop, crouch, walk, use
hands and arms to reach for objects, carry, climb, balance, speak, and hear


Other Valued Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Preferred)
• None

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Requisition ID: 21206